Forensic analysis of soil and sediment traces by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis: An experimental investigation

Kenneth Pye; Debra Croft

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.001

Forensic analysis of soil and sediment traces by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis: An experimental investigation

Kenneth Pye
, Debra Croft

Department of Geography & Earth Sciences

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This paper reports the results of a series of experiments carried out to determine the precision of soil trace comparisons based on elemental peak height ratios determined by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXRA) in a variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VP-SEM). Experiments were conducted on ‘bulk’ soil aggregates, ground powders prepared from the

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52-63
Number of pages	12
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	165
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.001
Publication status	Published - 01 Jul 2007

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