Diatom test with Soluene-350 to diagnose drowning in sea water

Forensic Science International

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-65

  Sidari, Laura ^a   Di Nunno, Nunzio ^b   Costantinides, Fulvio ^c   Melato, Mauro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Drowning; Plankton; Soluene 350

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIATOM; DROWNING; HUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; TECHNIQUE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0033028301     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00056-0     Document Type: Article

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