A Future Perspective in Forensic Medicine in China:Diatomological Mapping of Water Bodies

作     者：Luo Zhuo Shu Lin Peng Song 

作者机构：Division of Forensic ScienceFujian Provincial Public Security DepartmentFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Forensic Science and TechnologyFuzhou350003China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine》 (法庭科学与法医学杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2016年第2卷第2期

页      面：107-110页

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071001[理学-植物学] 07[理学] 

主　　题：Diatom diatomological mapping drowning forensic pathology perspective study 

摘      要：Diatom test(forensic diatomology)is commonly considered as the“gold standardin the diagnosis of drowning in forensic *** diatomology contributes significantly not only in determining the mode of death but also in determining the site of drowning because of various distribution characterizations of diatoms in different water bodies or different ***,it is believed that diatomological mapping will be interest to forensic pathologists in the future ***,we reviewed the all the studies on the distribution characterizations of diatoms in different water bodies in China *** present paper summarized the current situation and the limitations of the previous ***,we suggested that it was necessary to establish a systematized and standardized diatomological mapping program *** study also encourages diatomological mapping for forensic characterization of water bodies for a prolonged time.