Intérêt de l'étude de la flore des diatomées du lieu de submersion dans le diagnostic de noyade

Abstract

The diagnosis of drowning can only be made if the diatom investigation in the tissues of the victim is accompanied by the water sample analysis of the site of submersion or discovery of the corpse. The water samples allow to draw the flora profiling of the drowning site to be compared to the diatom genera found in the tissues. Moreover, the determination of the dominant diatom genera in the water sample can provide supportive evidence of the site of discovery.