Ground penetrating radar use in three contrasting soil textures in Southern Ontario

Lowe, AC; Beresford, DV; Carter, DO; Gaspari, F; O'Brien, RC; Forbes, SL

Ground penetrating radar use in three contrasting soil textures in Southern Ontario

Lowe, AC Beresford, DV Carter, DO Gaspari, F O'Brien, RC Forbes, SL

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Citation:: Geological Society Special Publication, 2013, 384 (1), pp. 221 - 228
Issue Date:: 2013-11-26

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dc.contributor.author	Lowe, AC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beresford, DV	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Carter, DO	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gaspari, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	O'Brien, RC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Forbes, SL https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-0080	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-11-26	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Geological Society Special Publication, 2013, 384 (1), pp. 221 - 228	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0305-8719	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28162
dc.description.abstract	Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-invasive, geophysical tool that can be used for the identification of clandestine graves. GPR operates by detecting density differences in soil by the transmission of high frequency electromagnetic waves from an antenna. Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) carcasses were clothed in 100% cotton t-shirts and 50% cotton/50% polyester briefs, and buried at a consistent depth at three field sites of contrasting soil texture (silty clay loam, fine sand and fine sandy loam) in southern Ontario. GPR was used to detect and monitor the graves for a period of 14 months post-burial. Analysis of collected data revealed that GPR had applicability in the identification of clandestine graves in silty clay loam and fine sandy loam soils, but was not suitable for detection in the fine sandy soil studied. The results of this research have applicability within forensic investigations involving decomposing remains by aiding in the location of clandestine graves in loam soils in southern Ontario through the use of GPR. © The Geological Society of London 2013.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Geological Society Special Publication	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1144/SP384.12	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geochemistry & Geophysics	en_US
dc.title	Ground penetrating radar use in three contrasting soil textures in Southern Ontario	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	384	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
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Abstract:

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a non-invasive, geophysical tool that can be used for the identification of clandestine graves. GPR operates by detecting density differences in soil by the transmission of high frequency electromagnetic waves from an antenna. Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) carcasses were clothed in 100% cotton t-shirts and 50% cotton/50% polyester briefs, and buried at a consistent depth at three field sites of contrasting soil texture (silty clay loam, fine sand and fine sandy loam) in southern Ontario. GPR was used to detect and monitor the graves for a period of 14 months post-burial. Analysis of collected data revealed that GPR had applicability in the identification of clandestine graves in silty clay loam and fine sandy loam soils, but was not suitable for detection in the fine sandy soil studied. The results of this research have applicability within forensic investigations involving decomposing remains by aiding in the location of clandestine graves in loam soils in southern Ontario through the use of GPR. © The Geological Society of London 2013.

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