Forensic Examination of Soil Samples from the Point of View of Physico-Chemical Expertise

5 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2019

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Georgiana Mardare (Balusescu)

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi

Nicoleta-Elena Hegheș

Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Date Written: August 20, 2019

Abstract

The potential of forensic expertise in the analysis of soil samples has been recognized for a century now, but over the last 20 years, these types of evidence have been much more widely used both as an investigative tool and as evidence in court. Forensic Chemistry is at the crossroads of science with the law, being a discipline apart from its applicability to the judiciary. Samples are obtained from various objects and often contain only very small amounts of chemicals. Most of the time, the sample harvested on the spot is no longer sampled, but it is actually the sample to be analyzed. This is also the condition of aggregation of the sample, the homogeneity of the sample/matrix or the compounds sought. Sometimes, however, even the evidence can be considered chemically homogeneous, and then representative samples (paints, textiles, plastics, etc.) can be sampled. The rest of the materials are heterogeneous (soil, building materials, fire residues, etc.). The extremely rapid evolution of science in recent years has resulted in the development of new, powerful and performing technologies. This evolution and the refinement of analytical tools make it possible at present to perform forensic investigations at the smallest scale of dimensions, with greater sensitivity and with great differentiation intervals. At the same time it is possible to discover unpredictable or previously inaccessible samples.

Keywords: chromatography, forensic expertise, samples, spectrometry, trace soil

Suggested Citation

Mardare (Balusescu), Georgiana and Hegheș, Nicoleta-Elena, Forensic Examination of Soil Samples from the Point of View of Physico-Chemical Expertise (August 20, 2019). RAIS Conference Proceedings, August 19-20, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3459624 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3459624

Georgiana Mardare (Balusescu) (Contact Author)

"Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi ( email )

Romania

Nicoleta-Elena Hegheș

Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University ( email )

Splaiul Unirii nr. 176
Sector 4
Bucharest, 030134
Romania

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