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What does fluorescing bone look like?
What does fluorescing bone look like?
White light at night
White light at night
Photo showing a human femur obscured by green vegetation at night
UV Light
UV Light
Photo showing the same photo as on the left, but using a UV light source
White light at night
White light at night
Photo showing a whitetail deer metacarpal obscured by fallen deciduous leaves at night
UV Light
UV Light
Photo showing the same photo as on the left, but using a UV light source
White light at night
White light at night
Photo showing a whitetail deer mandible obscured by fallen deciduous leaves at night
UV Light
UV Light
Photo showing the same photo as on the left, but using a UV light source
Ultraviolet ALS is Effective for Detecting Bone Fragments
Bone Fragments in Daylight
Bone Fragments in Daylight
Photo showing bone fragments mixed with dirt, stone, shell fragments, grass, pine needles, pine cones, etc.
Bone Fragments with UV ALS
Bone Fragments with UV ALS
Photo showing bone fragments mixed with dirt, stone, shell fragments, grass, pine needles, pine cones, etc.
Additional examples of animal bones when exposed to ultraviolet light
Black bear radius
Foreground: Mummified black bear paw (soft tissue fluorescing)
Background: Deer ribs
Juvenile whitetail deer mandible
Even Teeth Fluoresce
Even Teeth Fluoresce
Teeth can also produce a fluorescent response under ALS.
One interesting observation from our testing is that the roots of teeth fluoresce more strongly than the enamel.
Left Mandibular 2nd Molar
Left Maxillary 1st Premolar
Left Maxillary 2nd Premolar
Right Maxillary 1st Incisor
The UV light photos above were utilizing a Gearlight UV black light flashlight S100 with an ultraviolet wavelength of 390nm.
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