I recall some interest in forensic botany on this list recently...this
forwarded email may be pertinent for some of you......
Bob Boyd
Auburn University, AL
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>To: rboyd at acesag.auburn.edu>From: Roland Dute <rdute at acesag.auburn.edu>
>Subject: Diatoms in clothes and car mats
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>>From: Herman van Dam <hdam at aquasense.com>
>>Subject: Diatoms in clothes and car mats
>>To: DIATOM-L at listserv.indiana.edu>>>>Dear Colleagues,
>>>>I am involved in solving a criminal case. The question is if the clothes of
>>a person and a car mat have been in contact with the water of a canal.
>>>>We have made diatom slides of the canal plankton: there are plenty of
>>diatoms.
>>>>Now we want to make diatom slides from the clothes and a car mat (carpet).
>>Of coarse we just can cut out some pieces and oxydize these in hydrogen
>>peroxyde, but presumably the diatom density will be to low for seeing them
>>in this way. May be we can concentrate the diatoms by rinsing the material
>>with distilled water.
>>>>Is there anybody who has some experience with this kind of problems and may
>>give us useful hints?
>>>>Many thanks for your help.
>>>>>>Best regards,
>>Herman
>>>>>>Dr. Herman van Dam
>>AquaSense
>>P.O. Box 95125
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>>phone +31 20 592 2244
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>>E-mail hdam at aquasense.com>>URL http://www.aquasense.com>>>
