Tissue distribution of trichloroethylene in a case of accidental acute intoxication by inhalation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 115-119

  Coopman, Vera A E ^a   Cordonnier, Jan A C M ^a   De Letter, Els A ^b   Piette, Michel H A ^b  

^a Chemiphar NV   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fatal acute intoxication; Headspace; Inhalation; Mass spectrometry; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BILE COMPOSITION; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY SLICE; LIVER SLICE; LUNG SLICE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STOMACH CONTENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0038693086     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00131-2     Document Type: Article

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