The population of coloured textile fibres on outdoor surfaces

摘要: In case work, fibre examiners are often asked to examine tapings from various outdoor surfaces. The significance of textile fibres is extremely difficult assess owing the total lack background information about normal population on Tapings were therefore made a variety locations (33) and was classified according type, colour length. predominance cellulosic overwhelming (92%). Colourless cotton present all surfaces; blue denim found but three them, greylblack red also majority Synthetic relatively rare, most common form being viscose. Many under 1 mm long; longer likely have been more recently transferred.