Detection and identification of diatoms in tissue samples of drowning victims

• Main Authors: Nopparut Sitthiwong, Werawan Ruangyuttikarn, Somsak Vongvivach, Yuwadee Peerapornpisal
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84936014306&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53271
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014, Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved. Forensic diatomology is an important method of gaining supporting evidence in the investigation of drowning cases. In this research, diatom species were detected and identified in the tissues of twelve corpses that were found submerged in water. Th...