ISOTOPIC INTERLUDE !

Stephanie M Turnbull – First year Civil Engineering PhD student University of Glasgow

FORENSIC SCIENCE Television – Science and Sex Appeal

FORENSIC SCIENCEReality…. A little less sexy. Especially with your eyes closed !

FINGERPRINTING TO CONTAMINATED LAND

ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS

StephanieAge 23Light

RebeccaAge 23Heavy (only slightly!)

TWIN COMPARISON – BECAUSE TWO IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN ONE!

None identical carbon twins – Ratio only effected by biodegradation

None identical Turnbull Twins – Ratio only effected by consumption post expedition doesn’t count obviously!

NOT EXACTLY A ROOM WITH A VIEW !

BIODEGRADATION – WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?

Microbes – environmental contaminants weakness

Shoes – my ultimate weakness

BIODEGRADATION – THE BREAK UP!

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Zooming in on a sample for site specific isotope identification

DEALING WITH CONTAMINATION TO HELP WITH PRESERVATION