The effect of soil type on adipocere formation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-43

  Forbes, Shari L ^a   Dent, Boyd B ^b   Stuart, Barbara H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adipocere; Decomposition; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Grave soils; Infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCERE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 25144467002     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.108     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. A.K. Mant Adipocere - a review J. Forensic Med. 1957 4
2. P.F.M. Mellen, M.A. Lowry, and M.S. Micozzi Experimental observations on adipocere formation J. Forensic Sci. 38 1998 91 92
3. A.K. Mant Knowledge acquired from post-War exhumations A. Boddington A.N. Garland C. Janaway Death, Decay and Reconstruction: Approaches to Archaeology and Forensic Science 1987 University Press Manchester 65 78
4. S. Fiedler, and M. Graw Decomposition of buried corpses, with special reference to the formation of adipocere Naturwissenschaften 90 2003 291 300
5. T.L. Bereuter, W. Mikenda, and C. Reiter Iceman's mummification - implications from infrared spectroscopical and histological studies Chem. Eur. J. 3 1997 1032 1038
6. T. Takatori Investigations on the mechanism of adipocere formation and its relation to other biochemical reactions Forensic Sci. Int. 80 1996 49 61
7. F. Yan, R. McNally, E. Kontanis, and O. Sadik Preliminary quantitative investigation of postmortem adipocere formation J. Forensic Sci. 46 2001 609 614
8. C.J. Polson, D.J. Gee, and B. Knight The Essentials of Forensic Medicine 4th ed. 1985 Pergamon Press Oxford
9. S.L. Forbes, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Technology, Sydney, 2003.
10. B.H. Stuart, S. Forbes, B.B. Dent, and G. Hodgson Studies of diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy Vib. Spectrosc. 24 2000 233 242
11. S.L. Forbes, B.H. Stuart, and B.B. Dent The identification of adipocere in grave soils Forensic Sci. Int. 127 2002 225 230
12. M.L. Goff Comparison of insect species associated with decomposing remains recovered inside dwellings and outdoors on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii J. Forensic Sci. 36 1991 748 753
13. N.H. Haskell Testing reliability of animal models in forensic entomology with 50-200 lb. pig vs. humans in Tennessee Proceedings of the XXI International Congress on Entomology Brazil 2000 (abstract 2943)
14. B. Craze, and G.J. Hamilton Soil physical properties P.E.V. Charman B.W. Murphy Soils: Their Properties and Management 1993 University Press Sydney 166
15. R.C. Murray, and J.C.F. Tedrow Forensic Geology 1992 Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs
16. H. Gill-King Chemical ultrastructural aspects of decomposition W.D. Haglund M.H. Sorg Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains 1999 CRC Press Florida 93 106