Determination of phenol and o-cresol by GC/MS in a fatal poisoning case

Forensic Science International

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Boatto, G ^a   Nieddu, M ^a   Carta, A ^a   Pau, A ^a   Lorenzoni, S ^b   Manconi, P ^a   Serra, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Presidio Ospedaliero di Sassari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cresol; GC MS; Gel permeation; Phenol; SPE

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CYCLOHEXANE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ORTHO CRESOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; COLORIMETRY; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH CONTENT; URINALYSIS;

EID: 1042275872     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.023     Document Type: Article

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