Freezing skeletal muscle tissue does not affect its decomposition in soil: Evidence from temporal changes in tissue mass, microbial activity and soil chemistry based on excised samples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Stokes, Kathryn L ^a   Forbes, Shari L ^b   Tibbett, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Forensic taphonomy; Freezing; Skeletal muscle tissue; Soil chemistry

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FREEZING; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TAPHONOMY; TIME;

EID: 58149149625     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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