@article{ref1,
title="Case report: Detection of neo-formation of ethanol in a postmortem blood sample using N-propanol and a urine sample",
journal="Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)",
year="2000",
author="Wiomore, J.G. and Chow, B.L.C.",
volume="33",
number="3",
pages="145-149",
abstract="A case report of a suicidal fall in which a postmortem blood sample collected from the victim was placed in a jar without preservative and a urine sample was placed in a tube containing at least 1% w/v sodium fluoride preservative. The samples were received at the Centre of Forensic Sciences nineteen days later. The ethanol concentration of the blood as determined by headspace GC, was 96 mg/dL. No ethanol was detected in the urine. In addition the blood sample was found to contain 4 mg/dL of n-propanol. This paper discusses the use of n-propanol as an indicator of neo-formation of ethanol and cautions against use of this compound as an internal standard for postmortem ethanol analysis unless previous screening for it has been conducted. © 2000 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-5030",
doi="10.1080/00085030.2000.10757510",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2000.10757510"
}