We describe a simple, precise, and sensitive assay of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene in tissues, suitable both for emergency cases and forensic medicine. The method employs headspace solid phase microextraction-capillary gas chromatography and electron capture detection. The case is relative to a 45-year-old woman discovered unconscious in a laundry area. The concentrations of the solvents in tissues were determined and compared to other previously published fatalities.
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Dehon, B., Humbert, L., Devisme, L., Stievenart, M., Mathieu, D., Houdret, N., & Lhermitte, M. (2000). Tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene fatality: Case report and simple headspace SPME-capillary gas chromatographic determination in tissues. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 24(1), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1093/jat/24.1.22
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