Soil Forensic Oral Presentations: III

Oral Session
Third International Soil Forensics Conference

Soil Forensics

Thursday, November 4, 2010: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom DEF, Third Floor

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Presider:
Robert W. Fitzpatrick
8:30 AM
An Investigation of Amino Acids in Decomposition Soil.
Shari Forbes, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Melissa A. Stogran, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; David Carter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:00 AM
Optimization of Fatty Acid Detection in Decomposition Soil.
Melina Larizza, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Shari Forbes, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
9:30 AM
A Biochemical Investigation of Buried Remains in Contrasting Soil Types in Southern Ontario.
Amanda C. Lowe, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Shari Forbes, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Franco Gaspari, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; David O. Carter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:00 AM
Break (no refreshment)
10:30 AM
The Value of Diatoms and Botanical Evidence in a Police Brutality Case.
Marianne Stam, California Dept. of Justice, Riverside Regional Crime Laboratory
11:00 AM
The Development of a Portuguese Database of Soils for Forensic Applications.
Alexandra Guedes, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Helena Ribeiro, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Bruno Valentim, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Andreia Rodrigues, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Sara Leal, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Rita Lamas, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Helena Sant'Ovaia, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto; Fernando Noronha, Centro de Geologia e DGAOT da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto
11:30 AM
Trace Element Analysis of Canadian Surface Soil and Associated Quartz by LA-ICP-MS: Preliminary Development of a Geo-location Database for Forensic Investigations.
Claude Dalpe, Royal Canadian Mounted Police ; Chantal Blanchard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police ; Michelle Chartrand, University of Ottawa; Gilles St-Jean, University of Ottawa; James Wojtyk, Public Safety Canada
12:00 PM
Closing Remarks, adjourn