Elemental contents in Napoleon's hair cut before and after his death: Did Napoleon die of arsenic poisoning?

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 218-220

  Lin, Xilei ^a   Alber, D ^b   Henkelmann, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Hair; INAA; k0 INAA; Napoleon

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COLOR; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; NEUTRONS; POTABLE WATER; QUARTZ; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ARSENIC POISONING; HAIR; INAA; K0-INAA; NAPOLEAN;

METAL ANALYSIS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HAIR; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC FIGURE;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HAIR; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 3042739770     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-004-2536-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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