Strengths, Limitations, and Recommendations for Instrumental Color Measurement in Forensic Soil Characterization.
@article{Dong2019StrengthsLA,
title={Strengths, Limitations, and Recommendations for Instrumental Color Measurement in Forensic Soil Characterization.},
author={Christine Elizabeth Dong and Jodi B Webb and Maureen C. Bottrell and Ian Saginor and Brad D. Lee and Libby A Stern},
journal={Journal of forensic sciences},
year={2019}
}Color determination of soil evidence is often done by visual comparison to soil color charts. A handheld spectrophotometer was tested with representative materials for its suitability for forensic soil characterization. Instrumental colorimetry provides accurate colorimetry with ~10-fold better precision than a soil color chart. The minimum sample size for accurate color determination was between 0.02 and 0.04 mg of fine soil for the specific instrument tested. Reporting colors in the L*a*b… CONTINUE READING