Using ninhydrin to detect gravesoil
Some death scene investigations commence without knowledge of the location of the body and/or decomposition site. In these cases, it is necessary to locate the remains or the site where the body decomposed prior to movement. We hypothesized that the burial of a mammalian cadaver will result in the r...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:6595 2024-02-11T10:08:13+01:00 Using ninhydrin to detect gravesoil Carter, David O. Yellowlees, David Tibbett, Mark 2008-03 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/6595/1/6595_Carter_et_al_2008.pdf unknown Wiley-Blackwell http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00681.x https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/6595/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/6595/1/6595_Carter_et_al_2008.pdf Carter, David O., Yellowlees, David, and Tibbett, Mark (2008) Using ninhydrin to detect gravesoil. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53 (2). pp. 397-400. restricted Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00681.x 2024-01-22T23:23:55Z Some death scene investigations commence without knowledge of the location of the body and/or decomposition site. In these cases, it is necessary to locate the remains or the site where the body decomposed prior to movement. We hypothesized that the burial of a mammalian cadaver will result in the release of ninhydrin reactive nitrogen (NRN) into associated soil and that this reaction might have potential as a tool for the identification of clandestine graves. Juvenile rat (Rattus rattus) cadavers were buried in three contrasting soil types in Australian tropical savanna ecosystems and allowed to decompose over a period of 28 days. Soils were sequentially harvested and analyzed for NRN. Cadaver burial resulted in an approximate doubling (mean = 1.7 ± 0.1) in the concentration of soil NRN. This reaction has great potential to be used as a presumptive test for gravesoil and this use might be greatly enhanced following more detailed research. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Journal of Forensic Sciences 53 2 397 400 |
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Some death scene investigations commence without knowledge of the location of the body and/or decomposition site. In these cases, it is necessary to locate the remains or the site where the body decomposed prior to movement. We hypothesized that the burial of a mammalian cadaver will result in the release of ninhydrin reactive nitrogen (NRN) into associated soil and that this reaction might have potential as a tool for the identification of clandestine graves. Juvenile rat (Rattus rattus) cadavers were buried in three contrasting soil types in Australian tropical savanna ecosystems and allowed to decompose over a period of 28 days. Soils were sequentially harvested and analyzed for NRN. Cadaver burial resulted in an approximate doubling (mean = 1.7 ± 0.1) in the concentration of soil NRN. This reaction has great potential to be used as a presumptive test for gravesoil and this use might be greatly enhanced following more detailed research. |
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