Investigating multi-element soil geochemical signatures and their potential for use in forensic studies

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 232, Issue , 2004, Pages 197-206

  Rawlins, B G ^a   Cave, M ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEY;

EID: 7044274544     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.232.01.18     Document Type: Article

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