Identification of cremains using X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and a comparison to trace element analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 175, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 218-226

  Bergslien, Elisa T ^a   Bush, Mary ^b   Bush, Peter J ^b  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cremains; Elemental analysis; Forensic anthropology; Forensic geoscience; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CEMENT; LIMESTONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTAMINATION; CREMAIN; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SPECTROSCOPY; TOOTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 38949169504     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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