Threshold
a value, based on a background sample study, below which the number of pGSR particles identified cannot be distinguished from background levels and thus cannot be reliably interpreted as associated with the discharge of a firearm or contact with a source of pGSR.
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024.
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