ABSTRACT
The analysis of the stable isotope ratio in the field of forensic geology is a fairly new method. There were many studies on the mineralogical and analytical approach to geological evidence such as soil and mineral grains that employed traditional and newly developed methods. Y. Marumo and R. Sugita presented a simple examination of a coarse fraction of soil by microscopic observation. Particle size analysis was one traditional method of soil examination. Analyses of elements in soil are often used as an indicator of discrimination of soil evidence. Studies on environmental investigations have high potential of providing useful information to forensic science. The application of techniques of molecular biology to soil has slowly but steadily increased the number of reports. The Forensic Remote Sensing and Geophysics Conference was held in London in 2004, which was organized by the Environmental and Industrial Geophysics Group and the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society.
