A critique of the present use of some geochemical techniques in geoforensic analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 178, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages

  Bull, P A ^a   Morgan, R M ^b   Freudiger Bonzon, J ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOFORENSIC ANALYSIS; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 44349089678     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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