Collection and identification of human remains volatiles by non-contact, dynamic airflow sampling and SPME-GC/MS using various sorbent materials

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 401, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1295-1307

  Degreeff, Lauryn E ^a   Furton, Kenneth G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection canines; Forensic toxicology; Human remains; Odor; Odor sampling

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; ANIMAL REMAINS; COMPOUND COLLECTIONS; DECAY PROCESS; DYNAMIC HEADSPACE; FORENSIC/TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN REMAINS; HUMAN SUBJECTS; NON-CONTACT; ODOR PROFILES; SORBENT MATERIALS; SPME-GC/MS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS; WOVEN MATERIALS;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; COTTON; HYDROCARBONS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MATERIALS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; ODOR;

ANIMALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ODORS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 80052575000     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5167-0     Document Type: Article

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