A new laser developed between scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Lancaster, could be used by customs worldwide to aid in the enforcement of illegal ivory from being traded under the guise of legal ivory.
Scientists at a Lancashire university have helped to develop new technology that can could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade. It allows a new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory. Results from the study are published in PLOS ONE.
Researchers scanned samples of mammoth and elephant tusks from London’s Natural History Museum using the laser based method, Raman spectroscopy. Results from the experiment found the technology provided accurate, quick and non-destructive species identification.
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