A study of volatile organic compounds evolved from the decaying human body

Statheropoulos, M; Spiliopoulou, C; Agapiou, A

dc.contributor.author	Statheropoulos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Spiliopoulou, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Agapiou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:21:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:21:47Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0379-0738	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16365
dc.subject	Cadaver	en
dc.subject	Corpse	en
dc.subject	Evolved VOCs	en
dc.subject	Odors	en
dc.subject	TD/GC/MS analysis	en
dc.subject	Volatiles	en
dc.subject.classification	Medicine, Legal	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	autolysis	en
dc.subject.other	autopsy	en
dc.subject.other	cadaver	en
dc.subject.other	case report	en
dc.subject.other	chemical analysis	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	desorption	en
dc.subject.other	gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	injury	en
dc.subject.other	intoxication	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	mass spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean Sea	en
dc.subject.other	odor	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	qualitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	quantitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	time of death	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Ammonia	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon Dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Odors	en
dc.subject.other	Organic Chemicals	en
dc.subject.other	Postmortem Changes	en
dc.subject.other	Temperature	en
dc.subject.other	Volatilization	en
dc.title	A study of volatile organic compounds evolved from the decaying human body	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.015	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.015	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Two men were found dead near the island of Samos, Greece, in the Mediterranean sea. The estimated time of death for both victims was 3-4 weeks. Autopsy revealed no remarkable external injuries or acute poisoning. The exact cause of death remained unclear because the bodies had advanced decomposition. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) evolved from these two corpses were determined by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis (TD/GC/MS). Over 80 substances have been identified and quantified. The most prominent among them were dimethyl disulfide (13.39 nmol/L), toluene (10.11 nmol/L), hexane (5.58 nmol/L), benzene 1,2,4-trimethyl (4.04 nmol/L), 2-propanone (3.84 nmol/L), 3-pentanone (3.59 nmol/L). Qualitative and quantitative differences among the evolved VOCs and CO2 mean concentration values might indicate different rates of decomposition between the two bodies. The study of the evolved VOCs appears to be a promising adjunct to the forensic pathologist as they may offer important information which can be used in his final evaluation. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD	en
heal.journalName	Forensic Science International	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.015	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000232251300008	en
dc.identifier.volume	153	en
dc.identifier.issue	2-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	147	en
dc.identifier.epage	155	en