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dc.contributor.authorStatheropoulos, Miltiades K.en
dc.contributor.authorSpiliopoulou, C.en
dc.contributor.authorAgapiou, Agapiosen
dc.creatorStatheropoulos, Miltiades K.en
dc.creatorSpiliopoulou, C.en
dc.creatorAgapiou, Agapiosen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-21T06:22:54Z
dc.date.available2019-11-21T06:22:54Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/56147
dc.description.abstractTwo 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. © 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.sourceForensic science internationalen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-24044483853&doi=10.1016%2fj.forsciint.2004.08.015&partnerID=40&md5=d472c7ff7c39822e7fa88dc2b665e7b1
dc.subjectGreeceen
dc.subjectqualitative analysisen
dc.subjectarticleen
dc.subjecthumanen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectadulten
dc.subjectpriority journalen
dc.subjectquantitative analysisen
dc.subjectmaleen
dc.subjectcase reporten
dc.subjectchemical analysisen
dc.subjectinjuryen
dc.subjectautopsyen
dc.subjectintoxicationen
dc.subjectTemperatureen
dc.subjectconcentration (parameters)en
dc.subjectAmmoniaen
dc.subjectodoren
dc.subjectOdorsen
dc.subjectMediterranean Seaen
dc.subjectmass spectrometryen
dc.subjectPostmortem Changesen
dc.subjectvolatile organic compounden
dc.subjectGas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometryen
dc.subjectVolatilesen
dc.subjectgas chromatographyen
dc.subjectdesorptionen
dc.subjectCarbon Dioxideen
dc.subjectOrganic Chemicalsen
dc.subjectVolatilizationen
dc.subjectCadaveren
dc.subjectautolysisen
dc.subjectCorpseen
dc.subjectEvolved VOCsen
dc.subjectTD/GC/MS analysisen
dc.subjecttime of deathen
dc.titleA study of volatile organic compounds evolved from the decaying human bodyen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.015
dc.description.volume153
dc.description.issue2-3
dc.description.startingpage147
dc.description.endingpage155
dc.author.faculty002 Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Χημείας / Department of Chemistry
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.description.notes<p>Cited By :101</p>en
dc.source.abbreviationForensic Sci.Int.en
dc.contributor.orcidAgapiou, Agapios [0000-0001-8371-0910]
dc.contributor.orcidStatheropoulos, Miltiades K. [0000-0002-0658-3863]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0001-8371-0910
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-0658-3863


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