Cadavers buried

Several factors can influence the breakdown of a cadaver and the formation of a CDI. These include temperature, moisture, soil type, associated materials, decomposer adaptation, and trauma. Furthermore, these factors may be more or less influential depending on whether a cadaver has been placed on the soil surface (exposed) or buried in soil. The effect of these factors on both the decomposition of exposed and buried cadavers will be discussed (see Hopkins, this volume). 

An increase in temperature has been repeatedly observed to result in an increase in the rate of the decomposition of buried cadavers. Mant (1950) conducted 150 exhumations in Germany and noted that cadavers buried in... 

The Decomposition of Materials Associated with Buried Cadavers... 

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