Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorSwann, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorForbes, S.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:55:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:55:55Z
dc.date.created2010-12-07T20:02:52Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationSwann, L.M. and Forbes, S.L. and Lewis, S.W. 2010. Analytical separations of mammalian decomposition products for forensic science: A review. Analytica Chimica Acta. 682 (1-2): pp. 9-22.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36458
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aca.2010.09.052
dc.description.abstract

The study of mammalian soft tissue decomposition is an emerging area in forensic science, with a major focus of the research being the use of various chemical and biological methods to study the fate of human remains in the environment. Decomposition of mammalian soft tissue is a postmortem process that, depending on environmental conditions and physiological factors, will proceed until complete disintegration of the tissue. The major stages of decomposition involve complex reactions which result in the chemical breakdown of the body's main constituents; lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. The first step to understanding this chemistry is identifying the compounds present in decomposition fluids and determining when they are produced. This paper provides an overview of decomposition chemistry andreviews recent advances in this area utilising analytical separation science.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.subjectAnalytical separations
dc.subjectForensic science
dc.subjectDecomposition chemistry
dc.titleAnalytical separations of mammalian decomposition products for forensic science: A review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume682
dcterms.source.startPage9
dcterms.source.endPage22
dcterms.source.issn00032670
dcterms.source.titleAnalytica Chimica Acta
curtin.note

The link to the journal’s home page is: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/502681/description#description. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDepartment of Applied Chemistry
curtin.facultySchool of Science and Computing
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record