Event Title
Initiation of a Soil Survey of Southwest Louisiana and its Potential Forensic Applications
Faculty Mentor
Richard Donahoe
Location
Hamilton Hall 223
Session
Session 1
Start Date
12-4-2014 9:30 AM
End Date
12-4-2014 10:30 AM
Description
A survey of different soil types in Calcasieu Parish will be performed and several properties, chemical and physical, will be examined in order to establish the significant differences between each soil type. The properties that vary significantly between samples will then be examined for potential applications in forensic analysis of a soil sample and applications that prove to be most practical and efficient will be determined. We were able to ascertain the difference between the soils by using conventional methods. There were a few soil types that could be distinguished just based off of two methods.
Initiation of a Soil Survey of Southwest Louisiana and its Potential Forensic Applications
Hamilton Hall 223
A survey of different soil types in Calcasieu Parish will be performed and several properties, chemical and physical, will be examined in order to establish the significant differences between each soil type. The properties that vary significantly between samples will then be examined for potential applications in forensic analysis of a soil sample and applications that prove to be most practical and efficient will be determined. We were able to ascertain the difference between the soils by using conventional methods. There were a few soil types that could be distinguished just based off of two methods.