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Diatom numbers around the continental shelf break
M Funayama1, S Mimasaka, M Nata
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|September 21, 2001
Abstract:
Diatom concentrations in seawater were examined monthly at four aquatic areas. Diatom concentrations inside a bay showed a monthly variation, but these were detectable. On the other hand, in the open sea around the continental shelf break, there were few diatoms in any season. When a person drowns in the open sea, the diatom test cannot be expected to function reliably.