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What test may be used to determine if a stain is blood or not? Sessions-Briggs Color Test Van-Daniels Color Test Kastle-Meyer Color Test Mira-Curie Color Test

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Kastle-Meyer Color Test is used to determine if a stain is blood or not.
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KASTLE - MEYER COLOR TEST can be used to determine if a stain is blood or not.

Kastle - Meyer color test is a presumptive blood test that is used to determine whether a stain is a blood or not. It is an easy and reliable forensic method of determining the nature of a stain in crime laboratory. The test involves using the indicator, phenophtalein to determine if hemoglobin is present in a stain. A positive result is obtained it the phenophtalein turn to a bright pink colour when it comes in contact with the stain.

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