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Comment author: rolf_nelson 12 July 2011 04:03:19AM 0 points [-]

My guess is it's probably figured by assuming there are ~500 objects being examined by the lab.

Correct, I'm guessing a mean of roughly 500 examinations per homicide investigation.

...if there is a single contamination, there are likely to be others as well (reported or not).

Agree.

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