Advances in global bioavailable strontium isoscapes

CP Bataille, BE Crowley, MJ Wooller… - Palaeogeography …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Strontium isotope ratios (87 Sr/86 Sr) are a popular tool in provenance applications
in archeology, forensics, paleoecology, and environmental sciences. Using bioavailable 87 …

The use of stable isotopes in postconflict forensic identification

LA Chesson, GE Berg - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope ratio analysis is becoming an extremely important tool for the forensic
investigator. It can be particularly useful in missing persons investigations to help establish …

Moving forward: a bioarchaeology of mobility and migration

LA Gregoricka - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2021 - Springer
Growing interest in bioarchaeology and its ability to address complex questions tied to social
and biological identities in the past has led to the development of nuanced methods for …

Multi-isotopes in human hair: A tool to initiate cross-border collaboration in international cold-cases

CP Bataille, STM Ammer, S Bhuiyan, MMG Chartrand… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Unidentified human remains have historically been investigated nationally by law
enforcement authorities. However, this approach is outdated in a globalized world with rapid …

A bioavailable strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isoscape for Aotearoa New Zealand: Implications for food forensics and biosecurity

RT Kramer, RL Kinaston, PW Holder, KF Armstrong… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
As people, animals and materials are transported across increasingly large distances in a
globalized world, threats to our biosecurity and food security are rising. Aotearoa New …

Investigating a cold case using high-resolution multi-isotope profiles in human hair

AE Fauberteau, MMG Chartrand, L Hu, G St-Jean… - Forensic Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Human remains, later named “Madame Victoria”, were discovered in 2001 near the Royal
Victoria hospital in Montreal but were never identified by forensic practitioners. We use multi …

Effects of particle size, storage conditions, and chemical pretreatments on carbon and oxygen isotopic measurements of modern tooth enamel

F Spencer, K Verostick, A Serna, C Stantis, GJ Bowen - Science & Justice, 2024 - Elsevier
Isotopic analysis of human tooth enamel can provide life history information useful in
forensic identification. These applications depend on the availability of reference data …

Applying multidisciplinary methods to forensic casework in North Carolina

N Long, K Sheets, EK Thornton… - Forensic Sciences …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A multidisciplinary approach in the investigation of unidentified decedents employs the use
of a variety of scientific approaches. This approach is applied in casework in North Carolina …

Use of craniometric data to facilitate migrant identifications at the United States/Mexico border

MK Spradley - American journal of physical anthropology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Thousands of migrants have died along the United States/Mexico border and
many remain unidentified. The purpose of this research is to test whether estimations of …

High spatial resolution (10–50 μm) analysis of Sr isotopes in rock-forming apatite by LA-MC-ICP-MS

A Buzenchi, H Moreira, O Bruguier, D Bosch… - Journal of Analytical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In situ Sr isotopes analysis of apatite by LA-(MC)-ICP-MS is challenged by the difficulty to
monitor and correct isobaric interferences from atomic and polyatomic ions. We present a …