Trace metal detection test
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Trace metal detection test
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The trace metal detection test or technique was developed during the Vietnam War in the 1960s to identify individuals who may have been carrying firearms against their skin. A 0.2% solution of 8-hydroxyquinoline in isopropanol is sprayed on the skin. After several minutes, the skin is illuminated with shortwave ultraviolet (UV) light, revealing a pattern and type of metal based on trace amounts of metal transferred to the skin, which are invisible under normal lighting. The technique was later a
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