Editing Putrefaction (section)

==Research==
[[Body farm]]s subject donated cadavers to various environmental conditions to study the process of human decomposition.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Killgrove|first1=Kristina|title=These six 'Body Farms' Help Forensic Anthropologists Learn To Solve Crimes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/06/10/these-six-body-farms-help-forensic-anthropologists-learn-to-solve-crimes/#37abd4b816fb|website=Forbes|access-date=April 29, 2016}}</ref> These include The University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropologic Facility, Western Carolina Universities Osteology Research Station (FOREST), Texas State University's Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (FARF), Sam Houston State University's Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility (STAFS), Southern Illinois University's Complex for Forensic Anthropology Research, and Colorado Mesa University's Forensic Investigation Research Station. The Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research, near [[Sydney]], is the first body farm located outside of the United States <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-18/australias-only-body-farm-helping-crime-scene-investigators/7939664|title=Inside the secret Australian body farm helping real-life CSIs|date=2016-10-18|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-AU}}</ref> In the United Kingdom there are several facilities which, instead of using human remains or cadavers, use dead pigs to study the decomposition process. Pigs are less likely to have infectious diseases than human cadavers, and are more readily available without any concern for ethical issues, but a human body farm is still highly sought after for further research.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Anna|title=Coming to a field near you? The 'body farms' where human remains decompose in the name of science|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/coming-field-near-you-body-farms-where-human-remains-decompose-name-science-1528576|website=International Business Times.|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> Each body farm is unique in its environmental make-up, giving researchers a broader knowledge, and allowing research into how different environmental factors can affect the rate of decomposition significantly such as humidity, sun exposure, rain or snow, altitude level and more.