Laboratory-Activity-No.14 SOIL ANALYSIS

IRIZARI, AIRES LOPEZ BSCRIM3-03 CRI 023 09/30/2022
LABORATORY ACTIVITY NO. 14

SOIL ANALYSIS
OBJECTIVES:
1. To determine the differences of each sample of soil and;
2. To know the importance of soil analysis
Part A. Read and analyze the narrative found on page 5 of your module, Lesson 14 (Activity 3) and
answer the following question based on your understanding of the narrative.
How did Rawalt know something was wrong with the case? What did he plan to do with the soil
samples? What do you think he found out?
Rawalt thought there was something strange about the incident, suggesting that the color of
the soil on the body did not match the color of the Bravo Ranch soil, suggesting that the body could
not have been buried on the ranch.
To test this claim, Rawalt analyzed two soil samples. Soil analysis can be performed to
determine if a sample is similar or different from the two soils.
The soil samples taken from Camarena's corpse are much darker in color than the soil
samples taken from the farm. However, during the examination, Rawalt found that Camarena's keto
was saturated with adipose tissue. Exactly, the sample of the information tissue had to be removed.
He did it by transforming all carbon and hydrogen atoms into carbon dioxide and water. The treated
soil samples appeared brighter in color than the Bravo Ranch soil. Examining the sample under a
microscope, Rawalt found that the Bravo soil contained a very dark, greenish-gray spherical
obsidian, while the Camarena soil was a reddish-white rhyolite ash. Both samples cannot come from
the same place.
Part B. Visual Comparison of SOIL Color and Texture

1. Wear a face mask for this activity. Do not forget to thoroughly wash your hands with water
and soap after doing this activity at home.
2. Choose 3 different footwear at home (can be a shoe or a slipper or a sandal). As much as
possible select footwear’s that have gone to different places.
3. With the use of a stick, scrape the soil particles that adhere on the sole part of your chosen
footwear. Collect the soil in a clean white paper. Label the collected sample with the kind of
footwear and take a picture (serves as document that would be uploaded in the GCr).
4. Classify the collected soil samples (refer to page 3 of Lesson 14) as to the kind of:
Sediment - muddy, sandy or rocky
Color - you have to note the actual color you’ve observed
Structure – examples: grainy or clumpy
5. Make a 5-sentence discussion of this activity and provide a conclusion.
COLLECTED SAMPLES
SAMPLE 1 SHOES
SAMPLE 2 DOLL SHOES
SAMPLE 3 SLIPPER
CLASSIFICATION OF THE COLLECTED SAMPLES
SAMPLE 1: The color of the soil is black. It is muddy and sticky, its structure is platy and the type of soil is
loamy. The loam soils contains sand, silt and clay it is generally contain more nutrients, moistures and humus.
SAMPLE 2: The color of the soil is brown. It is silty, dry and have some small rocks, its structure is granular
and the type of soil is silt. Silt is a solid, dust-like sediment that water, ice, and wind transport and deposit, it is
also made up of rock and mineral particles that are larger than clay but smaller than sand.
SAMPLE 3: The color of the soil is somewhat black or brown, it is dry and rocky, and the structure is
blocky and the type of soil is chalky. Chalky soil is comprised mostly of calcium carbonate from
sediment that has built up over time.
CONCLUSION
Soil tests are used to determine the levels of nutrients in soil samples. Therefore,
it is only as accurate as a sample taken from a specific area. Forensic soil analysis is
the use of soil science and other disciplines to aid criminal investigations. Soil is like a
fingerprint. This is because each type of soil that exists has unique characteristics that
act as identifying markers. This means that the origin of soil samples can be
determined. Since many criminal cases are conducted in situations where soil is
transferred to the offender or victim, soil can provide important information to
criminal investigations as evidence of transfer. Because the soil varies from place to
place, the soil provides valuable evidence to establish the connection between the
suspect and the crime scene. Soils are complex mixtures with different mineralogical,
chemical, biological and physical properties. Given this complexity, many techniques
have been developed for forensic purposes. Mineralogical studies are essential for
forensic identification of soils, as minerals are important constituents of soils.
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IRIZARI, AIRES LOPEZ BSCRIM3-03 CRI 023 09/30/2022

LABORATORY ACTIVITY NO. 14

Part B. Visual Comparison of SOIL Color and Texture

SAMPLE 2 DOLL SHOES

CLASSIFICATION OF THE COLLECTED SAMPLES

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