Pig Decomposition in Lotic Aquatic Systems: The Potential Use of Algal Growth in Establishing a Postmortem Submersion Interval (PMSI)

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 330-336

  Haefner, James N ^a   Wallace, John R ^a   Merritt, Richard W ^b  

^a MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic botany; Forensic science; Postmortem submersion interval

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ALGA; BOTANY; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPOSITION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; IMMERSION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; POSTMORTEM INTERVAL; POSTMORTEM SUBMERSION INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 1542286892     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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