Fatal workplace accident involving ethyl acetate: A distribution study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 154, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 92-95

  Coopman, Vera A ^a   Cordonnier, Jan A ^a   De Meyere, Christel A ^b  

^a Chemiphar NV   (Belgium)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Distribution; Ethanol; Ethyl acetate; Fatality; Gas chromatography; Static headspace

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 25144525765     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.112     Document Type: Article

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