Soil Analysis in Forensic Taphonomy: Chemical and Biological Effects of Buried Human Remains

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Mark Tibbett, David O. Carter
CRC Press, 27/02/2008 - 364 páginas
A burial environment is a complex and dynamic system. It plays host to an abundance of interdependent chemical, physical, and biological processes, which are greatly influenced by the inclusion of a body and its subsequent decay. However, while taphonomy continues to emerge as a valuable forensic tool, until now most of the attention has been on th

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Preface
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Nature Distribution and Origin of Soil Materials in the Forensic Comparison of Soils
Processes
Chapter 3 The Role of Soil Organisms in Terrestrial Decomposition
Toward a Forensic Mycology
Forensic Applications
Chapter 7 The Decomposition of Materials Associated with Buried Cadavers
Chapter 8 Decomposition Chemistry in a Burial Environment
Chapter 9 Potential Determinants of Postmortem and Postburial Interval of Buried Remains
Chapter 10 Principles and Methodologies of Measuring Microbial Activity and Biomass in Soil
Chapter 11 Methods of Characterizing and Fingerprinting Soils for Forensic Application
Index
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Chapter 6 The Decomposition of Hair in the Buried Body Environment

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