Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Forensic Science, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Study of Diatom Flora of Kaalesar Ghat of Rapti River at Gorakhpur for Forensic Consideration
  Author(s): Dubey A. D., Ashutosh Mall* and Lav Kesharwani
  
  Diatoms are unique algae. They are scientifically known as Bacillariophyceae. Diatoms have been used in forensic science in a variety of ways, the most frequent being the diagnosis of death by drowning. When a person drowns, water will enter the lungs and then enter the bloodstream through ruptures in the peripheral alveoli before being carried to the other organs such as the liver and heart. Naturally, the microscopic contents of the water, which will include diatoms, will pass into the blood as well. The detection of diatoms in the organs can contribute to a diagnosis of death by drowning, a process referred to as the ‘diatom test’. A study was conducted in the department of Forensic Science, SHUATS, Prayagraj which included the extraction and identification of diatoms from the collected water samples from three different sites of Kaalesar Ghat of Rapti River in Gorakhpu.. Read More»
  

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