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The elusive universal post-mortem interval formula
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Arpad A. Vass
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January 2011
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January 2011
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Forensic Science International
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Elsevier BV
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The following manuscript details our initial attempt at developing universal post-mortem interval formulas describing human decomposition. These formulas are empirically derived from data collected over the last 20 years from the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Two formulas were developed (surface decomposition and burial decomposition) based on temperature, moisture, and the partial pressure of oxygen, as being three of the four primary drivers for human decomposition. It is hoped that worldwide application of these formulas to environments and situations not readily studied in Tennessee will result in interdisciplinary cooperation between scientists and law enforcement personnel that will allow for future refinements of these models leading to increased accuracy. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Forensic Science International
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Forensic Science International
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Elsevier BV
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03790738
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January 2011
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10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.052
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20554133
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71b55364-fc31-4009-8e0c-ee2e4d0d7c94
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