Brazilian scientists sampled 800 trees across 63 Amazon locations; their atomic fingerprinting model can exclude 92% of the forest when tracing suspicious timber
- Wood samples being collected for cellulose isotope analysis.
- Credit: CENA-USPBy analyzing the atomic signatures of 800 trees collected from 63 locations across the Amazon, Brazilian researchers have developed an isotopic mapping model that can rule out 92% of the rainforest when tracing suspected illegal timber.
- The project, led by Professor Luiz Antonio Martinelli at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP) at the University of São Paulo, uses stable isotope analysis to create a forensic tool for law enforcement.
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- Wood samples being collected for cellulose isotope analysis.
- Credit: CENA-USPBy analyzing the atomic signatures of 800 trees collected from 63 locations across the Amazon, Brazilian researchers have developed an isotopic mapping model that can rule out 92% of the rainforest when tracing suspected illegal timber.
- The project, led by Professor Luiz Antonio Martinelli at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP) at the University of São Paulo, uses stable isotope analysis to create a forensic tool for law enforcement.
Sources: Times of India