Putrefaction is the fifth stage of death, following pallor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis. This process … See more

In thermodynamic terms, all organic tissues are composed of chemical energy, which, when not maintained by the constant biochemical maintenance of the living organism, begin to chemically break down due to the r… See more

The rough timeline of events during the putrefaction stage is as follows:
• 1–2 days: Pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, and livor mortis are the first steps in the process of decomposition before the process of … See more

Various factors affect the rate of putrefaction.
Environmental temperature: Decomposition is accelerated by high atmospheric or environmental temperature, with putrefactio… See more

Body farms subject donated cadavers to various environmental conditions to study the process of human decomposition. These include The University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropologic Facility, We… See more