Effects of hydrated lime and quicklime on the decay of buried human remains using pig cadavers as human body analogues

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 50-59

  Schotsmans, Eline M J ^a   Denton, John ^b   Dekeirsschieter, Jessica ^c   Ivaneanu, Tatiana ^d   Leentjes, Sarah ^a   Janaway, Rob C ^a   Wilson, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Disaster Victim Identification Team Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Differential decomposition; Histology; Lime; Pig cadavers; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BELGIUM; CADAVER; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HYDRATION; LABORATORY TEST; LOAM SOIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 84858793604     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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