Development and validation of a new TD-GC/MS method and its applicability in the search for human and animal decomposition products Forensic Toxicology

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3611-3619

  Rosier, E ^a   Cuypers, E ^a   Dekens, M ^b   Verplaetse, R ^a   Develter, W ^c   Van De Voorde, W ^c   Maes, D ^b   Tytgat, J ^a  

^a OandN2   (Belgium)

^b CGSU/Disaster Victim Identification Federal Police ^*  (Belgium)

^c University of Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human decomposition; Method development; Method validation; TD GC MS

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; METHOD DEVELOPMENT; METHOD VALIDATIONS; REPRESENTATIVE COMPOUND; SAMPLING PARAMETERS; TD-GC/MS;

DECOMPOSITION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CHICKEN; DOG; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; RABBIT; RANIDAE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SONGBIRD; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CHICKENS; DOGS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MICE; RABBITS; RANIDAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SONGBIRDS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84901607972     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7741-8     Document Type: Article

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