Soil in Criminal and Environmental Forensics: Proceedings of the Soil Forensics Special, 6th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference, The Hague

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Forensic Palynology: Checking Value of Pollen Analysis as a Tool to Identify Crime Scene in Semiarid Environments....Pages 3-13
Forensic Palynology: How Pollen in Dry Grass Can Link to a Crime Scene....Pages 15-23
Geological Analysis of Soil and Anthropogenic Material. Three Case Studies....Pages 25-43
Forensic Soil Analysis: Case Study of Looting at a Roman-Visigothic Burial Vault....Pages 45-60
Soil Comparisons Using Small Soil Traces, A Case Report....Pages 61-69
Forensic Comparison of Soil Samples....Pages 71-105
Reinstating Soil Examination as a Trace Evidence Sub-discipline....Pages 107-120
Methodology of Forensic Soil Examination in Russia and a View on the World Standardization Process....Pages 121-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Geographical Information Systems – A Working Example in the Brazilian Federal Police for Fighting Environmental Crime....Pages 139-152
Forensic Characterization of Gasoline Releases Impacting the Environment....Pages 153-161
A General Overview of Pesticides in Soil: Requirement of Sensitive and Current Residue Analysis Methods....Pages 163-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
A Study of pH as an Influencing Factor in the Survival of Human Remains at Sites Investigated by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains....Pages 183-199
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Search and Location of Buried Bodies: A United Kingdom Context....Pages 201-211
Forensic Geophysics: How the GPR Technique Can Help with Forensic Investigations....Pages 213-227
Filter Paper Adsorption and Ninhydrin Reagent as Presumptive Test for Gravesoil....Pages 229-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Changes in Soil Microbial Activity Following Cadaver Decomposition During Spring and Summer Months in Southern Ontario....Pages 243-262
Soil Fauna and Their Effects on Decomposition Within Coniferous and Deciduous Tree Soil Samples....Pages 263-273
Analysis of Decomposition Fluid Collected from Carcasses Decomposing in the Presence and Absence of Insects....Pages 275-296
Forensic Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds from Decomposed Remains in a Soil Environment....Pages 297-316
GC×GC-TOFMS, the Swiss Knife for VOC Mixtures Analysis in Soil Forensic Investigations....Pages 317-329
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
An Investigation of the Degradation of Polymeric Grave Goods in Soil Environments....Pages 331-341
Back Matter....Pages 343-346