Long-term effects of hydrated lime and quicklime on the decay of human remains using pig cadavers as human body analogues: Field experiments

Forensic Science International

Volumn 238, Issue , 2014, Pages 141.e1-

  Schotsmans, Eline M J ^a   Fletcher, Jonathan N ^a   Denton, John ^b   Janaway, Robert C ^a   Wilson, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Differential decomposition; Histology; Lime; Microbiology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; SOIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CADAVER; CADAVER DECOMPOSITION; CARBONATION; CARCASS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LIQUEFACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY LOAM; SKELETONISATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SOIL; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BURIAL; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OXIDES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SPIDERS; SWINE;

EID: 84898812620     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.12.046     Document Type: Article

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