Discrimination between sediment and soil samples for forensic purposes using elemental data: An investigation of particle size effects

Forensic Science International

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-42

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Blott, Simon J ^a   Croft, Debra J ^a,b   Witton, Samantha J ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Croft Scientific and Technical   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Chemistry; Elemental composition; Forensic; ICP; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33947261110     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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