Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 170-181 , September 2009

Development of a searchable major and trace element database for use in forensic soil comparisons

Received 20 November 2007 ,Revised 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.02.007

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 170-181 , September 2009