Soil Analysis In Forensic Taphonomy: Chemical And Biological Effects Of Buried Human Remains

Abstract

Nature, Distribution, and Origin of Soil Materials in the Forensic Comparison of Soils, R.W. Fitzpatrick Cadaver Decomposition and Soil: Processes, D.O. Carter and M. Tibbett The Role of Soil Organisms in Terrestrial Decomposition, D.W. Hopkins Soil Fungi Associated with Graves and Latrines: Toward a Forensic Mycology, N. Sagara, Takashi, Yamanaka, and M. Tibbett The Role of Invertebrates in Terrestrial Decomposition Forensic Applications, I.R. Dadour and M.L. Harvey The Decomposition of Hair in the Buried Body Environment, A.S. Wilson The Decomposition of Materials Associated with Buried Cadavers, R.C. Janaway Decomposition Chemistry in a Burial Environment, S.L. Forbes Potential Determinants of Postmortem and Postburial Interval of Buried Remains, S.L. Forbes Principles and Methodologies of Measuring Microbial Activity and Biomass in Soil, P. Brookes Methods of Characterizing and Fingerprinting Soils for Forensic Application, L.A. Dawson, C.D. Campbell, S. Hillier, and M.J. Br ewer Index