Controlled research utilizing a basic all-metal detector in the search for buried firearms and miscellaneous weapons

Forensic Science International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 121-127

  Rezos, Mary M ^a   Schultz, John J ^a   Murdock II, Ronald A ^b   Smith, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Orange County Sheriff's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Buried firearms; Buried weapons; Forensic archaeology; Forensic geophysics; Metal detector

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ALL METAL DETECTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIREARM; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; INSTRUMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL DEPTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEAPON;

EID: 74749097557     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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