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Zusatztext "... I was struck by its detail! both in the description of relevant interesting case studies and the very extensive description of geoscientific analysis of materials and techniques! together with an associated impressive amount of data! information and interpretive techniques. Being a chartered geologist with five years of forensic geoscience investigations behind me! I can say I was hugely impressed with such an extensive textbook! and feel I could recommend it to forensic geoscientist practitioners and undergraduate students alike."Dr Jamie K Pringle! Keele University Informationen zum Autor Elisa Bergslien is an Associate Professor at Buffalo State College. With a background in contaminant hydrogeology, she has been involved with the environmental law aspects of geology for years. In 2005, she begin teaching a Forensic Geoscience course as an elective for a well established Forensic Chemistry program and has been involved in research developing the science behind many of the assumptions used in forensic trace evidence examination. She is currently serving as the Information Officer for the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Initiative on Forensic Geology. Klappentext An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications. It incorporates a range of topics including geophysical methods of grave detection, the mineralogy of art, identification of microfossils, and comparison of soil trace evidence samples. Each topic is introduced using core concepts that are developed with increasing complexity in order to give readers an understanding of the underlying scientific principles involved and a taste of the wide range of possible forensic uses. A variety of detailed reference tables have been compiled for the text and each chapter contains lists of references to applicable textbooks and journal articles. Examples of real criminal cases are also presented in each chapter to make the connections between theory and real world application. The goal of this book is to give readers a familiarity with the wide range of ways in which geoscience principles and geological materials can be utilized forensically."... I was struck by its detail, both in the description of relevant interesting case studies and the very extensive description of geoscientific analysis of materials and techniques, together with an associated impressive amount of data, information and interpretive techniques. Being a chartered geologist with five years of forensic geoscience investigations behind me, I can say I was hugely impressed with such an extensive textbook, and feel I could recommend it to forensic geoscientist practitioners and undergraduate students alike."--Dr Jamie K Pringle, Keele University Zusammenfassung An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications. It incorporates a range of topics including geophysical methods of grave detection, the mineralogy of art, identification of microfossils, and comparison of soil trace evidence samples. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. A Brief, Selective History of Forensic Science with an Emphasis on GeoscienceChapter 2. Minerals: The Basic Building Blocks of GeologyChapter 3. Rocks: The Story Books of the EarthChapter 4. Maps: Getting a Sense of PlaceChapter 5. Sand: To See the World in a Grain of SandChapter 6. Gems and Gemstones: Those Most Precious of All MineralsChapter 7. Soils: Getting the Dirt on CrimeChapter 8. The Geology of ArtChapter 9. Fossils and Microfossils: Traces of LifeChapter 10. Geology and People: Forensic Anthropology and Forensic ArchaeologyChapter 11. Environmental Forensics: Tracking Pollution to its SourceIndex...
