Puparial Cases as Toxicological Indicators: Bioaccumulation of Cadmium and Thallium in the Forensically Important Blowfly Lucilia sericata

In this study, we present entomotoxicological data on the accumulation of cadmium and thallium in a forensically important blowfly, Lucilia sericata, and evaluate the reliability and utility of such information as toxicological evidence for poisoning as a cause of death. We observed that Cd and Tl c...

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Main Authors: Julita Malejko, Krzysztof Deoniziak, Marlena Tomczuk, Joanna Długokencka, Beata Godlewska-Żyłkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.586067/full