@article{ref1,
title="Accuracy, reliability, and safety of Luminol in bloodstain investigation",
journal="Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)",
year="2002",
author="Castelló, A. and Alvarez, M. and Verdú, F.",
volume="35",
number="3",
pages="113-121",
abstract="The reliability of luminol as a presumptive test reagent was studied in this work. The possibility of obtaining a false negative subsequent to contamination of the test specimen was determined. The behavior of luminol with respect to a contaminant was compared to other reagents used in similar tests. Following an analysis of the test results, other test sensitivity, and safety data, it was concluded that luminol is a more reliable reagent than others due to a higher improbability of producing false positives and false negatives, apart from being safer than other substances. It should, therefore, be considered as a &quot;preferable&quot; or &quot;first choice&quot; reagent for use in presumptive tests.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0008-5030",
doi="10.1080/00085030.2002.10757540",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2002.10757540"
}