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dc.contributor.authorSwann, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorForbes, S.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:35:36Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:35:36Z
dc.date.created2010-09-15T20:02:56Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationSwann, Lisa and Forbes, Shari and Lewis, Simon W. 2010. Observations of the temporal variation in chemical content of decomposition fluid: A preliminary study using pigs as a model system. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 42 (3): pp. 199-210.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23139
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00450610903258102
dc.description.abstract

In this paper we report the results of our preliminary studies into short chain fatty acids that have the potential to show reproducible patterns over certain postmortem intervals during decomposition in the absence of a soil matrix. Additional compounds that were detected, including several long chain fatty acids, were also investigated for their potential in estimating postmortem interval. Analysis of data was conducted to establish any distinct relationship between the levels of particular compounds produced with respect to time and temperature. Pork rashers (belly pork), whole stillborn piglets and whole adult pig (Sus scrofa) carcasses were used to model the human decomposition process in two separate locations, Western Australia (Perth) and Southern Canada (Oshawa). Thisenabled a comparison of components to be carried out under significantly different climatic conditions. Compounds were identified after analysis with gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry. Preliminary observations indicate that both short-chain and long-chain acids followed an apparent cyclic trend. All trials showed differences with respect to rate of decomposition, both between trials and between subjects in the same trial; however, the identity of the compounds detected for the pork rasher trial (Perth) and the pig trial (Canada) remained very similar.

dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.subjectgeoforensics
dc.subjectdecomposition
dc.subjectlong chain acids
dc.subjectvolatile fatty acids
dc.subjectpostmortem interval
dc.titleObservations of the temporal variation in chemical content of decomposition fluid: A preliminary study using pigs as a model system
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume42
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage199
dcterms.source.endPage210
dcterms.source.issn00450618
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Forensic Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDepartment of Applied Chemistry
curtin.facultySchool of Science and Computing
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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