Measurement of soil characteristics for forensic applications

• Published in: Surface and interface analysis Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 363 - 377
• Main Authors: Dawson, Lorna A., Hillier, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Digital; DNA; electron microscopy; forensic analysis; infrared spectroscopy; inorganic; Intelligence; mineralogy; optical microscopy; organic; Origins; Profiling; scanning electron microscopy; soil; Soil (material); soil database; Stems; Vegetation; wax markers; X-ray powder diffraction

Soils may constitute evidence that connects a person or object to a particular location. The value of soil stems from its ubiquity and transferability to objects or persons. Due to the complexity of soil, the analysis of its inorganic and organic components can provide complementary and independent...