The Search for a Volatile Human Specific Marker in the Decomposition Process.

In this study, a validated method using a thermal desorber combined with a gas chromatograph coupled to mass spectrometry was used to identify the volatile organic compounds released during decomposition of 6 human and 26 animal remains in a laboratory environment during a period of 6 months. 452 co...

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Main Authors: E Rosier, S Loix, W Develter, W Van de Voorde, J Tytgat, E Cuypers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4572707?pdf=render