Temporal variation of oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) in drinking water: Implications for specifying location of origin with human scalp hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 156-166

  Kennedy, Casey D ^a   Bowen, Gabriel J ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d IsoForensics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Hair; Human provenance; Isotope geochemistry; Region of origin; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MANAGED WATER; OXYGEN 18; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOGRAPHY; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PARAMETER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SCALP HAIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79955469915     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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