Use of handheld X-ray fluorescence as a non-invasive method to distinguish between Asian and African elephant tusks

• Main Authors: Buddhachat K., Thitaram C., Brown J., Klinhom S., Bansiddhi P., Penchart K., Ouitavon K., Sriaksorn K., Pa-In C., Kanchanasaka B., Somgird C., Nganvongpanit K.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84964228155&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/41946
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We describe the use of handheld X-ray fluorescence, for elephant tusk species identification. Asian (n = 72) and African (n = 85) elephant tusks were scanned and we utilized the species differences in elemental composition to develop a functional model differentiating between species with high preci...