Dendrochemical forensics as material evidence in courts: <i>How could trees lie?</i>
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The legal admissibility of scientific tools, such as dendrochemistry providing forensic evidence for criminal or civil cases, critically relies on the quality fundamental and applied research. “Daubert” “Frye” criteria that federal courts in U.S.A use determining requires publication basis tool, general acceptance by community. field dendroforensics is rapidly evolving, with new methods constantly being developed. In this manuscript we investigate how dendrochemical has been used successfully courtroom. study tree rings using physical anatomical dendrochronological over 150 years. From these beginnings dendroecology biological have matured enough to allow it be investigations, finding applications a independent line around world, supporting cases involving murder, trafficking protected species, pollution crimes. We summarize some key illustrate them courtroom examples. basic analytical discussed (e.g., PCR, GC-MS, LIBS, LA/ICP-MS, EDXRF) are all conventional. However, findings relevant judicial data normally additional lines gathered physiology statistics. This can us gain more powerful help age date specific event spatially identify source material. purpose article show recent research paved way courts. It shows useful investigations including: murder illustrated several summarized but due confidential nature was not always possible provide full details references.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Forensics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1527-5930', '1527-5922']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15275922.2021.1940381