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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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:entomologyfacpub-1194 2023-11-12T04:25:07+01:00 Using Ninhydrin to Detect Gravesoil Carter, David O. Yellowlees, David Tibbett, Mark 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/entomologyfacpub/189 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/entomologyfacpub/article/1194/viewcontent/Carter_JFS_2008_Using_ninhydrin__DC_VERSION.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/entomologyfacpub/189 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/entomologyfacpub/article/1194/viewcontent/Carter_JFS_2008_Using_ninhydrin__DC_VERSION.pdf Faculty Publications: Department of Entomology forensic science forensic taphonomy cadaver decomposition grave location clandestine Entomology text 2008 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T10:39:24Z 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. Text Rattus rattus University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL |
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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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