Forensic Science International
Volume 116, Issue 1 , Pages 59-61, 1 February 2001

Blood carbofuran concentrations in suicidal ingestion cases

  • Kiyoshi Ameno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-87-898-2139; fax: +81-87-891-2141
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  • Sang-Ki Lee

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Scientific Investigation, 331-1, Sinwol 7-dong, Yangchon-gu, Seoul 158-097, South Korea
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  • Sang-Whan In

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Scientific Investigation, 331-1, Sinwol 7-dong, Yangchon-gu, Seoul 158-097, South Korea
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  • Ja-Yeol Yang

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Scientific Investigation, 331-1, Sinwol 7-dong, Yangchon-gu, Seoul 158-097, South Korea
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  • Young-Chan Yoo

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Scientific Investigation, 331-1, Sinwol 7-dong, Yangchon-gu, Seoul 158-097, South Korea
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  • Setsuko Ameno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
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  • Takako Kubota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Kinoshita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
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  • Iwao Ijiri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan

Received 4 May 2000; received in revised form 14 June 2000; accepted 22 June 2000.

Abstract 

We describe four fatal cases due to ingestion of carbofuran, a carbamate insecticide. Carbofuran was detected in the gastric contents using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry (GC/MS), and quantified in the blood using a gas chromatograph equipped with nitrogen–phosphorus detector (NPD). Fatal concentrations of carbofuran in blood ranged from 0.32 to 11.6μg/ml.

Keywords:  Toxicology, Poisoning, Carbofuran, Blood, GC/MS, GC/NPD

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Forensic Science International
Volume 116, Issue 1 , Pages 59-61, 1 February 2001

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