Diatoms an Conclusive Report for Drowning: A Review

Authors: Rana A*

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000290

Volume 8, Issue 1

Abstract

Diatom is an important conclusive tool used in the diagnosis of drowning and dumping cases as the features pf postmortem changes disappear fast when the commencement of putrefaction appears hence diatom is reliable and conclusive test for the diagnosis of drowning diatoms have large number of characteristics feature species diversity and they can be preserved therefore this group can be used as geoforensic science for criminal investigation the temperature and ph. variation plays important aspects in distribution of diatoms at different locations the extraction and identification of diatoms present in tissues plays a role of supportive evidence in drowning at specific site a specific diatoms found in water and specific area of tissue give a reliable result for drowning hence proper measures and identification technique can be followed this paper follows an application of diatoms in forensic sciences.

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