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Detecting Buried Remains Using Ground Penetrating Radar

Award Information

Award #
2008-DN-BX-K132
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Awardee County
Orange
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
Total funding (to date)
$231,258

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2008, $231,258)

The objective of this research project is to improve standard geophysical detection methods used to search for buried bodies from forensic contexts. This project will entail constructing eight control graves with six of those graves containing pig cadavers that will serve as proxies for human bodies. By improving detection technology, buried human remains will be more accurately uncovered and efficiently processed, thereby reducing case backlog. ca/ncf
Date Created: September 17, 2008