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 Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool to Reconstruct Human Movements: Combining Strontium Isotope with Hydrogen/Oxygen Isotope Data
Award Information
Awardee
              IsoForensics, Inc.
Award #
              2011-DN-BX-K544
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Salt Lake City, UT
Congressional District
              2
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2011
Total funding (to date)
              $342,606
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 11 Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2011, $342,606)
This project will explore the investigative use of hair analysis as a method for determining an individuals travel histories and region-of-origin. The project will involve the  analysis of strontium isotope ratios of (a) 200+ in-house archived hair samples previously collected from throughout the United States and originating from regions with different soil strontium isotope ratio values and (b) new intra-city collections needed to differentiate exongenous from endogenous strontium contributions. The proposed hair 87Sr/86Sr model/map will be combined with previously developed hair hydrogen and oxygen isotope models/maps to create a multi-proxy and high fidelity geo-location tool of forensic relevance.

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                      Strontium isotope ratios of human hair from the United States Patterns and aberrations
                  Strontium Fsotope Ratios of Human Hair Record Intra-city Variations in Tap Water Source
                  Strontium Isotope Ratios of Human Hair Record Intra-City Variations in Tap Water Source
                  Tap water isotope ratios reflect urban water system structure and dynamics across a semiarid metropolitan area
                  Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool To Reconstruct Human Movements: Combining Strontium Isotope With Hydrogen/Oxygen Isotope Data
                  Isolation of strontium pools and isotope ratios in modern human hair

  
Date Created: September 11, 2011
    
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