Forensic application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) for human identification

LA Chesson, GE Berg, AJ Edwards, TH Chau, L Low… - Science & Justice, 2024 - Elsevier
Application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) to skeletal remains has become an
important tool to investigate human behavior and history. Isotopic variations in collagen …

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 …

A large-scale evaluation of intraperson isotopic variation within human bone collagen and bioapatite

GE Berg, LA Chesson, J Yuryang, S Youngsoon… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated intraperson skeletal (herein referred to as either “intraperson” or
“intraskeletal”) variation in stable isotope ratios for collagen (C and N) and bioapatite (C and …

[HTML][HTML] The IsoArcH initiative: Working towards an open and collaborative isotope data culture in bioarchaeology

E Plomp, C Stantis, HF James, C Cheung, C Snoeck… - Data in brief, 2022 - Elsevier
From its inception in 2011, the IsoArcH initiative (https://isoarch. eu[1]) has been an altruistic
effort to benefit and engage as many people as possible in the field of bioarchaeological …

Assessing the predictability of existing water-to-enamel geolocation models against known human teeth

M Ueda, LS Bell - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Stable isotope analysis of human tissues has become a valuable tool for mapping human
geolocation. This study adds to the existing knowledge of the relationship between oxygen …

Basic principles of stable isotope analysis in humanitarian forensic science

LA Chesson, W Meier‐Augenstein… - … : Interacting with the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides some background and applications of stable isotope analysis in the
context of humanitarian forensic science to illustrate the contribution that isotopic profiling …

The Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Tooth Enamel Carbonate: A Review of Measurement Methods & Forensic Applications

DL Johnson, TH Chau, LA Chesson - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel carbonate are commonly measured in studies of ecology,
paleoclimate, and provenance; however, methods for sample pretreatment and mass …

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 …

Stable isotope relationships between apatite phosphate (δ18O), structural carbonate (δ18O, δ13C), and collagen (δ2H, δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) in …

C Lehn, A Rossmann, C Mayr - Rapid Communications in Mass …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale The use of multi‐isotopic analysis (δ2H, δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, and δ34S values) of
modern human body tissues for provenancing of unknown individuals in forensics is …

Paired stable carbon and oxygen isotope analyses of human enamel for forensic human geolocation: An exploratory study

M Ueda, LS Bell - Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stable carbon isotope analysis has proven utility for reconstructing dietary information in
humans in past populations. The usefulness of stable carbon for forensic geolocation has …