Forensic analysis of soil and sediment traces by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis: An experimental investigation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-63

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Croft, Debra ^a,b  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Croft Scientific and Technical   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Scanning electron microscopy; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845371837     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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