ANSI/ASB Standard 136

Forensic Laboratory Standard for Prevention, Monitoring, and Mitigation of Human DNA Contamination

First Edition, 2026
Standards
Consensus Body: DNA
Published

This standard provides requirements for limiting, detecting, assessing the source of, and mitigating the effect of DNA contamination as applied to polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based human DNA analysis conducted within a forensic laboratory (i.e., casework including Rapid DNA and DNA database).

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