Development of a searchable major and trace element database for use in forensic soil comparisons

Science and Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-181

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Blott, Simon J ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICP AES; ICP MS; Major element composition; Soil; Trace element composition

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOGRAPHY; LEGAL EVIDENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLICE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; FORENSIC MEDICINE; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS; WALES;

EID: 67650650454     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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