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Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction; Foreword. C. Alcock. CONCEPTS 1. 'Soils ain't soils'. Context and issues facing soil scientists in a forensic world, J. Robertson; 2. Expert scientific evidence in court: the legal considerations, D.P. Auchie; 3. Some thoughts on the role of probabilistic reasoning in the evaluation of evidence, C.G.G. Aitken; 4. Microbial community profiling for the characterization of soil evidence: forensic considerations, G.F. Sensabaugh; 5. The current status of forensic soil examination in the Russian Federation, O. Gradusova and E. Nesterina; 6. Characterisation and discrimination of urban soils: Preliminary results from The Soil Forensics University Network, A. Morrisson, S. McColl, L.A. Dawson and M. Brewer; 7. Environmental considerations for common burial site selection after pandemic events, A. Williams, T. Temple, S.J.T. Pollard, R.M. Jones and K. Ritz. EVIDENCE 8. A systematic approach to soil forensics: criminal case studies involving transference from crime scene to forensic evidence, R.W. Fitzpatrick, M.D. Raven and S.T. Forrester; 9. Forensic ecology, botany, and palynology: some aspects of their role in criminal investigation, P.E.J. Wiltshire; 10. Sediment and soil environmental forensics: what do we know? S. Mudge; 11. Petrography and geochemical analysis for the forensic assessment of concrete damage, I. Fernandes, M.A.T.M. Broekmans and F. Noronha; 12. Tracing soil and groundwater pollution with electromagnetic profiling and geo-electrical investigations, K. Martens and K. Walraevens. GEOFORENSICS 13. Locating concealed homicide victims: developing the role of geoforensics, M. Harrison and L.J. Donnelly; 14. Geological trace evidence: forensic and legal perspectives, A. Keaney, A. Ruffell and J. McKinley; 15.New observations on the interactions between evidence and the upper horizons of the soil, I. Hanson, J. Djohari, J. Orr, P. Furphy, C. Hodgson, G. Cox and G. Broadbridge; 16. The geoforensic analysis of soils from footwear, R.M. Morgan, J. Freudiger-Bonzon, K.H. Nichols, T. Jellis, S. Dunkerley, P. Zelazowski and P.A. Bull; 17. Using soil and groundwater data to understand resistance surveys over a simulated clandestine grave, J.R. Jervis, J.K. Pringle, J.P. Cassella and G. Tuckwell; 18. Spatial thinking in search methodology: a case study of the 'No body murder enquiry', West of Ireland, J. McKinley, A. Ruffell, M. Harrison, W. Meier-Augenstein, H. Kemp, C. Graham and L. Barry; 19. Localisation of a mass grave from the Nazi era: a case study, S. Fiedler, J. Berger, K. Stahr and M. Graw. TAPHONOMY 20. Research in forensic taphonomy: a soil-based perspective, M. Tibbett and D.O. Carter; 21. Can temperature affect the release of ninhydrin-reactive nitrogen in gravesoil following the burial of a mammalian (Rattus rattus) cadaver? D.O. Carter, D. Yellowlees and M. Tibbett; 22. Taphonomic changes to the buried body in arid environments: an experimental case study in Peru, R.C. Janaway, A.S. Wilson, G.C. Díaz and S. Guillen; 23. Decomposition studies using animal models in contrasting environments: evidence from temporal changes in soil chemistry and microbial activity, K.L. Stokes, S.L. Forbes, L.A. Benninger, D.O. Carter and M. Tibbett; 24. Microbial community analysis of human decomposition on soil, R.A. Parkinson, K.-R. Dias, J. Horswell, P. Greenwood, N. Banning, M. Tibbett and A.A. Vass; TECHNOLOGY 25. Analysis of soils in a forensic context: comparison of some current and future options, G.S. Walker; 26. Automated SEM-EDS (QEMSCAN(R)) mineral analysis in forensic soil investigations: testing instrumental
