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particles with limited associations to pGSR

particles which exhibit properties that are also commonly found in environmental particles from numerous sources. 

Discussion—These particles have limited value in examinations for pGSR but can assist with the interpretation of a population of particles or the likelihood that the population is pGSR when present in addition to particles that are characteristic of pGSR or consistent with pGSR, or both.
 

Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2025. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard is available from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org
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