Establishing the volatile profile of pig carcasses as analogues for human decomposition during the early postmortem period

Following a mass disaster, it is important that victims are rapidly located as the chances of survival decrease greatly after approximately 48 h. Urban search and rescue (USAR) teams may use a range of tools to assist their efforts but detector dogs still remain one of the most effective search tool...

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Main Authors: P. Armstrong, K.D. Nizio, K.A. Perrault, S.L. Forbes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015303789