Determination of metaldehyde in suspected cases of animal poisoning using gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4675-4677

  Jones, Ainsley ^a   Charlton, Andrew ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GC MS; Metaldehyde; Molluscicide; Stomach contents; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METALDEHYDE; MOLLUSCACIDE;

ARTICLE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTOXICATION; LETHAL DOSE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; STOMACH CONTENT;

ACETALDEHYDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033230070     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990026d     Document Type: Article

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