Abstract
There are limited options reported for the detection of footwear impressions in ice melt products. Enhancement of footwear impressions in ice melt products using a fluorescent metal-organic complex was identified in this work. The deprotonation of 8-hydroxyquinoline with a solution of strong base led to the formation of a complex between calcium and magnesium ions commonly found in winter ice melt products. Three ice melt products containing 0.01–99% calcium were compared for enhancement with 8-hydroxyquinoline reagent. With 254 nm light, footwear impressions enhanced with this method fluoresced on a semi-porous tile surface. This application of 8-hydroxyquinoline is a simple, efficient method to enhance footwear impressions, and offers a stable alternative reagent compared to the acetone solution used in previous work.
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