How Water Affects the Rate of Soft Tissue Decomposition
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Title
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How Water Affects the Rate of Soft Tissue Decomposition
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Author
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Nathaniel Medeiros
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Haliegh Nagle
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Trey Morgan
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Date
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1 June 2018
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Type
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Text; Image; StillImage
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Identifier
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aes/129
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Language
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eng
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Abstract
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The rate of soft tissue decomposition is greatly affected by being submerged in water. The purpose of this research is to examine how water affects the rate of soft tissue decomposition. More specifically we will document differences between how pool water (containing chlorine), lake water, and salt water affect the rate of decomposition differently by submerging one domestic pig rib in each water source for an equal amount of time. One pig rib will be kept out of water to serve as the control for the experiment. We will be documenting the decompositional changes for each rib every week. Previous research suggests that just being in water, as opposed to buried in soil, alters the rate of decomposition because it allows for articulating joints to move in three dimensions. We want to investigate this further to see if different kinds of water will either speed up the rate of decomposition or slow it down.
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Description
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This presentation was delivered on May 31, 2018 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth).
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2018, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author(s). Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author(s).
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Department
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Criminal Justice
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Faculty Sponsor
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Misty Weitzel
