An Investigation of Model Forensic Bone in Soil Environments Studied Using Infrared Spectroscopy

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1161-1167

  Howes, Johanna M ^a   Stuart, Barbara H ^a   Thomas, Paul S ^a   Raja, Sophil ^a   O'Brien, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone; Burial; Forensic science; Infrared spectroscopy; Soil

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SHEEP; SOIL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BURIAL; CARBONATES; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; DURAPATITE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84865865297     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02236.x     Document Type: Article

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