title: [Distribution of diatoms in Chuanyang River of Pudong new area of Shanghai and its forensic application].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the quantity and species distribution of diatoms in Chuanyang River of Pudong new area of Shanghai and provide references for the invesitigation of water body in forensic practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The water samples collected from 15 areas in Chuanyang River of Pudong new area in September 2012 were examined by microscope to identify the species of diatoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cyclotella and Pinnularia were found to be the dominant species within the 12 species of diatoms in Chuanyang River, which showed differences in species among the sections of Huangpu River, the center and the East China Sea.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The differences in subsectional distribution of diatom species in Chuanyang River may provide a new foundation for forensic identification in drowning cases especially in the determination of falling location.
authors: Lu
authors: L
authors: Tian
authors: Shi-Bo
authors: SB
authors: Zang
authors: Zhi-Jun
authors: ZJ
authors: Qiu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D017377:Diatoms; D004332:Drowning; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005618:Fresh Water; D045483:Rivers