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Forensic geoscience encompasses many branches of the Earth Sciences whose applications may provide a suitable environmental interpretation of the surroundings, in the context of numerous types of offences, both criminal and civil. A historical overview, the forensic applications of the different branches of geoscience, and the geo-scientific approach to crime scene are treated in this chapter with the purpose to introducing the reader to the main topics of the book.
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Barone, P.M., Di Maggio, R.M. (2017). Introduction to Forensic Geoscience. In: Di Maggio, R., Barone, P. (eds) Geoscientists at Crime Scenes. Soil Forensics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58048-7_1
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