Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ritz, Karl (Editor), Dawson, Lorna (Editor), Miller, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic science.; Geobiology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Forensic medicine.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Criminology.; Biomedicine.; Forensic Science.; Forensic Medicine.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Biogeosciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Soils have important roles to play in criminal and environmental forensic science. Since the initial concept of using soil in forensic investigations was mooted by Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes stories prior to real-world applications, this branch of forensic science has become increasingly sop...