Detection of Nanoscale Soil Organic Matter by Middle Infrared Spectrum for Forensic Science

Soil is useful as a kind of trace evidence for forensic science. Thus it is very crucial to identify sources of soil. The nanoscale soil organic matter (NSOMs) can be used to differentiate soil sources because their constituents and contents are relatively stable with time but variant by location. I...

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Main Authors: Yingzi Liu, Qiang Li, Yumei Li, Jie Bao, Zhiheng Hu, Dakui Hao, Dongxue Song, Yiwei Wang, Min Yang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/189421
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Qiang Li
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Dongxue Song
Yiwei Wang
Min Yang
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description Soil is useful as a kind of trace evidence for forensic science. Thus it is very crucial to identify sources of soil. The nanoscale soil organic matter (NSOMs) can be used to differentiate soil sources because their constituents and contents are relatively stable with time but variant by location. In this study, NSOMs from eighteen regions of Shandong Province in China were examined by middle infrared spectrum (4000–400 cm−1). The results showed that the constituents and contents of NSOMs in eighteen samples were dramatically different; a NSOM fingerprint for each sample was drawn based on these characteristics. This suggests that a national or global NSOM fingerprint database could be rapidly established by the one-step middle infrared spectrum analysis for different soil samples, which will be helpful to determine crime scenes by comparing the middle infrared spectrum of forensic soil with the NSOMs fingerprint database.
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spelling doaj-art-66deaf5daf0b4ac3b20e73425ea13e902025-02-03T01:03:06ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/189421189421Detection of Nanoscale Soil Organic Matter by Middle Infrared Spectrum for Forensic ScienceYingzi Liu0Qiang Li1Yumei Li2Jie Bao3Zhiheng Hu4Dakui Hao5Dongxue Song6Yiwei Wang7Min Yang8Department of Criminal Science and Technology, Shandong Police College, Jinan 250014, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, ChinaSoil is useful as a kind of trace evidence for forensic science. Thus it is very crucial to identify sources of soil. The nanoscale soil organic matter (NSOMs) can be used to differentiate soil sources because their constituents and contents are relatively stable with time but variant by location. In this study, NSOMs from eighteen regions of Shandong Province in China were examined by middle infrared spectrum (4000–400 cm−1). The results showed that the constituents and contents of NSOMs in eighteen samples were dramatically different; a NSOM fingerprint for each sample was drawn based on these characteristics. This suggests that a national or global NSOM fingerprint database could be rapidly established by the one-step middle infrared spectrum analysis for different soil samples, which will be helpful to determine crime scenes by comparing the middle infrared spectrum of forensic soil with the NSOMs fingerprint database.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/189421
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Journal of Chemistry
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