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dc.contributor.authorMäkelä, Tuukka
dc.contributor.authorHuhtala, Sami
dc.contributor.authorLindqvist, Mimmi A.
dc.contributor.authorBucht, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T13:36:16Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T13:36:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-04
dc.description.abstractThe paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey carried out by The Forensic laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-FL), aiming to get an overview of the current status of environmental forensic science (EFS) and environmental crimes investigation in the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). A questionnaire was sent out to 71 ENFSI member institutes and the response rate was 44%. The results of the survey indicate that the issue of environmental crime is taken seriously in most participating countries, but a need for improvement in the approach to the issue was identified. Countries define environmental crime differently and have different law structures regarding what kind of actions are considered environmental crimes. The most frequently mentioned actions were waste dumping, pollution, inappropriate handling of chemicals and hazardous waste, oil spills, illicit excavation and wildlife crime and trading.The different roles of the authorities involved in the investigative process seem to be somewhat unclear in several countries. Most institutes participated on some level in the forensic processes related to environmental crime cases. The most common tasks performed in forensic institutes were the analysis of environmental samples and interpretation of the results. Only three institutes had case coordination services related to EFS. Participation in sample collection was rare but a clear developmental need was identified. A majority of the respondents acknowledged a need for increased scientific collaboration and education in the field of EFS.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMäkelä, Huhtala, Lindqvist, Bucht. The current status of environmental forensic science in the member institutes of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). Forensic Science International. 2023;348en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2139069
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111593
dc.identifier.issn0379-0738
dc.identifier.issn1872-6283
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/32622
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalForensic Science International
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleThe current status of environmental forensic science in the member institutes of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI)en_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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