preliminary studies into the characterization of chemical markers of decomposition for geoforensics. | in this paper, we report the results of our preliminary studies into chemical characterization of the fluids produced during decomposition in the absence of a soil matrix. pig (sus domestica) carcasses were used to model the human decomposition process in two separate locations, western australia (perth) and canada (oshawa). analysis involved simple dilution and filtration of the decomposition fluids followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. several previously unreported compounds were d ... | 2010 | 20070470 |