Combustion of animal fat and its implications for the consumption of human bodies in fires

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-38

  DeHaan, J D ^a   Campbell, S J ^b   Nurbakhsh, S ^c  

^a California Criminalistics Institute   (United States)

^b Fire Cause Analysis   (United States)

^c California Dept of Consumer Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Arson; Body consumption; Fat; Fire investigation; Forensic science; Spontaneous combustion

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FUEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARCASS; COMBUSTION; FIRE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEATING; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 0032970084     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(99)72011-3     Document Type: Article

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