The canine detection community is a diverse one, ranging from scientific fields such as
behavior, genetics, veterinary medicine, chemistry, and biology to applications in law …

Determining the post-mortem interval (PMI) or time of death is a critical step in most
homicide or un-witnessed death investigations. However, the various methods currently …

The ecological succession of microbes during cadaver decomposition has garnered interest
in both basic and applied research contexts (eg community assembly and dynamics; …

Soon after death, the decay process of mammalian soft tissues begins and leads to the
release of cadaveric volatile compounds in the surrounding environment. The study of …

Complex processes of decomposition produce a variety of chemicals as soft tissues, and
their component parts are broken down. Among others, these decomposition byproducts …

Accurate estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is crucial in forensic medico-legal
investigations to understand case circumstances (eg narrowing down list of missing persons …

Chemical profiling of decomposition odour is conducted in the environmental sciences to
detect malodourous target sources in air, water or soil. More recently decomposition odour …

Growing urban land development has led to a reduction in the space available for
cemeteries and the juxtaposition of residential and cemeterial areas, further raising the …

This article reports on the use of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–time-
of-flight mass spectrometry (GC× GC–TOFMS) for forensic geotaphonomy application …

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 …