Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 141-144 , November 2007

Sediment fingerprints: A forensic technique using quartz sand grains — A response

  • Peter A. Bull

      Affiliations

    • OUCE, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Ruth M. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • University College London, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, Brook House, 2-16 Torrington Place London WC1E 7HN, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2007.08.001

Science & Justice
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 141-144 , November 2007

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