Other Articles

Dent, B.B., 2004, Science in the Cemetery, ACCA News, Summer, 34 - 36

Dent, B.B., 2001, Travels of a Cemetery Scientist, ACCA News, Summer, 20 - 21

Dent, B.B., 1998, Death's little mysteries, The Australian Geologist, Newsletter 107, Geol. Soc. Aust., 8

Dent, B.B., 1998, Bacterial sampling of monitoring bores - Case Notes, IAH Newsletter, 15 (3), 20 - 23

Conference Papers

Notter, SJ, Stuart, BH, Dent, BB, 2005, Adipocere in Acid/Base Soil Environments using DRIFT Spectroscopy, 17th Meeting International Association of Forensic Sciences, Hong Kong 21st - 26th August 2005

Forbes, SL, Stuart, BH and Dent, BB and Dadour, IR, 2005, Factors, affecting the formation of adipocere in soil, American Academy of Forensic Sciecne 57th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 21-26 February, poster.

Forbes, SL, Stuart, BH and Dent, BB, 2004, Detection of Adipocere in Grave Soils Using GCMS, Forensic Analysis 2004 Conference, Royal Society of Chemistry, Lincoln, UK, 20-22 July, poster.

Dent, B.B., 2000, Decay products in cemetery groundwaters, Geology and Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Third Millennium, 31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, 6 - 17 August, 31st IGC cd-rom.

Dent, B.B., 2000, Cemetery decay product profiles: two cases in Australian, unconsolidated, sandy aquifers, Understanding Planet Earth, 15th Australian Geological Convention, Sydney, 3 - 7 July, Geol.Soc. Aust. Abstracts, No 59, 130.

Dent, B.B., 1996, The "Yarra Aquifer" - a case of mixed urban interactions, 13th Australian Geological Convention, Canberra, Geol. Soc. Aust., Abstracts, No 41, 110.

Knight and Dent, 1996, as below but republished with minor editorial change in: J. Inst. of Burial & Cremation Administration, 64 (2).

Knight, M.J. and Dent, B.B., 1995, A watery grave - the role of hydrogeology in cemetery practice, ACCA News, Summer, 19 - 22. (pdf)

Reports for Government (in the public domain)

Dent BB, 1982, Lower Clarence Water Supply Augmentation: Maclean Reservoir, Engineering Geological Investigation of Proposed Excavation, NSW Public Works Dept. Rept., EG82005, unpub.

Dent BB, 1982, Coonabarabran Water Supply Augmentation: Timor Dam, Report on Engineering Geological Inspection, NSW Public Works Dept., Rept., EG82002, unpub.

Dent BB, 1982, Uralla Water Supply Augmentation: Kentucky Creek Dam, Report on Foundation Investigation, NSW Public Works Dept., Rept., EG82001, unpub.

Dent BB, 1982, Engineering Geological Appraisal of Proposed Supplementary Spillway at Dungowan Dam, Tamworth District, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1982/090, unpub.

Dent BB, 1981, Bermagui Township Water Supply Augmentation – Supplementary Geological Reconnaissance Report, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1982/065, unpub.

Dent BB, 1982, Site Selection for Ballina – Lennox Head Area Breakwater and Armour Stone Quarry, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1982/022, unpub.

Dent BB, 1981, Mangrove Creek Dam – Geological Report on Construction of Spillway and Appurtenant Works, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1981/456, unpub.

Dent BB, 1981, Bermagui Township (Numbulla Shire) Water Supply Augmentation – Reconnaissance Geological Investigation, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1981/405, unpub.

Dent BB, 1981, The Geological Setting of Mardi Dam, Wyong, And Report Of Foundation Investigation, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1981/350

Dent BB, 1981, Slope Stability of Rock Excavations for Woy Woy Sewage Treatment Works, Geological Survey of NSW (Dept Mineral Resources) Rept., GS 1981/332, unpub.

Dent BB, 1976, F3 – Sydney to Newcastle Freeway, Ourimbah – Doyalson, Proposed Fills – Foundation Report, NSW Department of Main Roads Rept., H.O. file F3/505.1219, unpub.

Dent BB, 1976 DR1317 – Walcha – Nowendoc Road, Flags Swamp, Proposed Fills – Foundation Report, NSW Department of Main Roads Rept.,H.O. file ERI 470.1110, unpub.

Book Reviews

Environmental Soil Chemistry
by Donald L. Sparks, 2002, 350pp,ISBN 0126564469, Academic Press
in The Australian Geologist, March 2003, Newsletter 126, p27

Groundwater Science
by Charles R. Fitts, 2002, 450pp,ISBN 0122578554, Academic Press
in The Australian Geologist, March 2004, Newsletter 130, p31

200 Years of British Hydrogeology
Geol. Soc. Special Pub 225
by Mather, J.D. Ed, 2004, 400pp, ISBN 1862391556, The Geological Society, Publishing House
in The Australian Geologist, March 2006, Newsletter 138, and
in IAH News: The Newsletter of the Australian Chapter IAH, March 2006, 22 (1), pp15-16