CENTENNIAL HONORS COLLEGE
Western Illinois University
Undergraduate Research Day 2016
PosterPresentation
DifferentiatingCreekandPondWaterUsingForensicChemistryMethods
CrystalMoreno
FacultyMentor:AndreaAlveshere
ForensicChemistry
TheareasofstudythatIfocusedonarechemicalanalysisofpondwaterandcreekwaterintheWestCentral Illinois region. The samples were tested using forensic analysis methods. The objective of this
research was to see if there was any differences in the creek and pond water using methods and
instrumentationthatareusedinforensicchemistry.Differentiatingwatersamplescanhaveabigimpact
in the forensic field because it can help in determining where a water sample could have come from.
The different methods and instrumentation used to collect data were Redox, HPLC, FTIR, pH,
conductivity,andmicroscopy.Overalltherewereafewtechniquesthathelpedindifferentiatingpond
waterfromcreekwaterthatcanpotentiallybebeneficialintheforensicchemistryfieldinthefuture.