Applied research of forensic methods used to prove crimes committed against wild species of animals and plants and expert support of state administration bodies in this area are the main topics dealt with by the Environmental Forensic Sciences Centre (CEFV) at our institute. The Centre is a specialised university workplace and was established as a consortium of research institutes - Institute for Environmental Studies of the Charles University, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and other experts.
More information can be found on website CEFV.
Main topics
- Morphology - mammalian osteological determination, epidermal derivatives
- Genetics - species and individual identification of felids and brown bears
- Stable isotopes - determination of the geographical origin of the material of animal origin
- Radionuclides - determination of the age of material of animal origin
- Chemistry - characterisation of carbofuran
- Sampling methods - sampling methods in wildlife crime cases