TINA SHARMA* AND RUCHIKA DHIMAN
Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-140 413 (Chandigarh), India
*(e-mail : sharmatina1989@gmail.com; Mobile : 85668 42214)
(Received : November 8, 2021; Accepted : January 12, 2022)
ABSTRACT
Phytoplankton bodies have the potential to help in estimating drowning cases with respect to ante
mortem and post mortem death. In the present study, a total of 38 different species of phytoplankton
were comparatively analyzed in water samples from Rewalsar and Sukhna Lakes which concluded species
specific variation with respect to geographical changes.
Key words : Forensic sciences, drowning cases, phytoplankton, microscopic techniques, forensic botany