Marks & Traces

Eurofins Forensic Services can offer a wide range of support for the examination, comparison, analysis (where required) and evaluation of numerous different types of marks and material/chemical traces in the context of volume and complex crime.

Expertise is available to support evidence in relation to:

* Shoe sole patterns (shoe marks) from 2D and 3D surfaces including those in blood, skin and soil

* Shoe marks on bodies (patterns in bruising)

* Tyre marks (skin, fabric and other objects)

* Tool marks

* Fingerprint marks

* Complex marks such as those from weapons, fabrics, gloves etc.

* Glass

* Paint

* Gunshot residue (GSR)

* Textile fibres

* Fire investigations (scenes and electrical component evaluations)

* Ignitable liquids, including fire scene debris

* Lachrymators

* Noxious and corrosive substances

* Unknown powders and liquids for classification/comparison (including crystalline granules)

* Thermal damage to clothing ('flashburning')

* Incendiary devices ('petrol bombs')

* Pressure sensitive tape comparisons, including reconstruction

* Physical fits

* Plastic packaging comparisons

* Cosmetics

* Fibre plastic fusion (high-energy transfer of fibres and plastic usually associated with vehicle impacts)

* Metals and their alloys, including those generated during grinding/hot work

* Airbag dust

* Plastics and polymers

* Examination of key surfaces for evidence of copying/casting

* Forensic Markers with chemical taggants

* Oils, greases, dyes and other non-particulate traces