Cadaveric volatile organic compounds released by decaying pig carcasses (Sus domesticus L.) in different biotopes

Forensic Science International

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Dekeirsschieter, J ^a   Verheggen, F J ^a   Gohy, M ^b   Hubrecht, F ^c   Bourguignon, L ^c   Lognay, G ^a   Haubruge, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Institut Scientifique de Service Public   (Belgium)

^c Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decompositional process; Forensic entomology; Odour analysis; Pig carcasses; Volatile passive sampling

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTOPE; CADAVER; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; FOREST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; URBAN AREA;

ACIDS; ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTERS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBONS, ACYCLIC; HYDROCARBONS, CYCLIC; KETONES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TREES; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 67349098384     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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