Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 125-135 , November 2007

The use of grain size distribution analysis of sediments andsoils in forensic enquiry

Received 5 May 2005 ,Revised 22 May 2006 ,Accepted 10 February 2007.

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PII: S1355-0306(07)00021-4

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.02.001

Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 125-135 , November 2007