Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in soils: Forensic applications

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 232, Issue , 2004, Pages 257-267

  Croft, Debra J ^a   Pye, Kenneth ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRIME; DETECTION METHOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 7044241213     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.232.01.23     Document Type: Article

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