Diatom numbers around the continental shelf break.
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.
Funayama
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M
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Mimasaka
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S
Nata
M
M
Hashiyada
M
M
Yajima
Y
Y
D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D003710:Demography; D017377:Diatoms / Q000254:growth & development*; D004332:Drowning / Q000473:pathology*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater