**ACTIVITY**

V. Post Laboratory Discussion

Guide Questions:
1. During the paraffin casting, how can you avoid the gunpowder
contaminants that may be present in the hands of the subject?
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2. What happens when the hands of a firer is contaminated with garden
soil or fertilizer?
3. What happens when the hands of the firer is contaminated with
oxidizing agents?
4. What are gunpowder contaminants?
5. What appears when gunpowder contaminants are treated with DPA?
6. Explain why gunpowder contaminants give false positive result with
DPA test reagent?
7. Enumerate other gunpowder contaminants aside from the ones tested
in the laboratory.