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Headspace GC/MS testing for chlorodifluoromethane in two fatal cases
✍ Scribed by P. Kintz; E. Baccino; A. Tracqui; P. Mangin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
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✦ Synopsis
Two cases of lethal poisoning due to chlorodifluoromethane (Freon 22) inhalation are described. The fluorocarbon was determined in biological tissues by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Ions monitored were m/z 67, 86 and 51, the latter being used for quantification. Blood concentrations were 26.0 and 37.1 ,&ml. In both cases, the drug was also identified in urine, vitreous humor and bile, but in much lower concentrations.