Particle size analysis of sediments, soils and related particulate materials for forensic purposes using laser granulometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-27

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Blott, Simon J ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Laser diffraction; Provenance; Sand; Sediments; Sieving; Soils

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LASER; LASER GRANULOMETER; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042704487     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.028     Document Type: Article

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