Letter from the Guest Editor

I was honored when Dr. Pinckard invited me to be the Guest Editor for the March 2018 issue of Academic Forensic Pathology, which focuses on environment-related deaths. Actually, I was even more pleased at the response I received from the colleagues whom I tapped to contribute to this issue. Writing a scientific article for a peer-reviewed medical journal, let alone a review article, is no small time commitment, and the timeline for this particular deadline ran concurrent with the busy holiday season. I am indebted to all of them for sacrificing their valuable free time in order to put together these outstanding reviews