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Developing a high throughput protocol for using soil molecular biology as trace evidence

Award Information

Award #
2009-DN-BX-K199
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Awardee County
Lancaster
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
Total funding (to date)
$142,475

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $142,475)

The long-term goal of the proposed research is to develop rapid, accurate and precise methods to use soil biochemistry as trace evidence. The objective of the proposed work, which is a step towards achieving the researchers ultimate goal, is to assess the effect of contrasting storage conditions on the forensic discrimination of soils and design a protocol for the analysis of soils that are kept under a range of storage conditions.

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Date Created: September 22, 2009