Detecting gravesoil with headspace analysis with adsorption on short porous layer open tubular (PLOT) columns

Forensic Science International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 156-161

  Lovestead, Tara M ^a   Bruno, Thomas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Clandestine graves; Cryoadsorption; Gravesoil; Headspace; Ninhydrin

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NINHYDRIN;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; CADAVER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEADSPACE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PIPETTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650921885     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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