Can contamination occur in body bags Can contamination occur in body bags?The example of background fibres in body bags used in Australia Giuliana Schwendener, Sébastien Moret, Karen Cavanagh-Steer, Claude Roux Forensic Science International Volume 266, Pages 517-526 (September 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Type of services who answered the survey. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Chart of the answers to the question If the body is sampled for certain fibres, where is the sampling conducted?. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Body bag P001. (For interpretation of the references to colour in the text, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.) Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Scheme of an open body bag (the dotted lines in the scheme correspond to the zipper). Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 A feather (a) and three pieces of fabric (bd) found in the body bag P007. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Recognisable impurities and background particles found in the body bag P007 (a) a stone, (b) a zipper particle, and (c) an insect. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 An unusual type of thin hair (likely an animal hair) (a) compared to other hairs that were found in the body bags (b). Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 8 Pictures of some impurities and background: (a) a tuft of fibres, (b) a yarn, (c) a piece of paper, (d) an isotropic particle, (e) a piece of plastic fabric, and (f) a piece of textile fabric. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 9 Total frequencies of each colour and type of fibres. *Indistinguishable of the fibres from the manufacture of the body bags, a=animal, m=man-made, c=cotton. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 10 Different types of fibres found in the body bags. Forensic Science International 2016 266, 517-526DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.012) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions