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The UK Forensic Science Regulator requires forensic medical examination rooms within Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) to have an airflow replacement rate of >20 whole room replacements per hour to reduce the risk of DNA contamination. However, there is no published research on the effect of these airflow replacement systems on the risk of DNA contamination.
Understanding the risk of DNA contamination from the air in forensic medical examination rooms with varying airflow replacement systems is crucial. This study aims to investigate the risk of DNA contamination with varied airflows within SARC forensic medical examination rooms. Coriolis Compact air sampler was used to vacuum DNA from the air, which was subsequently analyzed for DNA contamination.
