@article{ref1,
title="A fatality involving 1,3-propanediol and its implications in measurement of other glycols",
journal="Journal of analytical toxicology",
year="2008",
author="Garg, Uttam and Frazee, C. Clinton and Kiscoan, Mike and Scott, David and Peterson, Bonita and Cathcart, David",
volume="32",
number="4",
pages="324-326",
abstract="The decomposed body of a 45-year-old female was found, face down, in a mobile home, along with a suicide note and two antifreeze containers. Analysis of the body fluid collected from the decedent showed the presence of 58 mg/dL ethanol, but suspected ethylene glycol was not found in the sample. However, an unusually large peak of internal standard, 1,3-propanediol, was found in the sample. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis confirmed the presence of 1,3-propanediol in the sample. Using gas chromatography-flame-ionization detection, the concentration of 1,3-propanediol was determined to be 445 mg/dL. To our knowledge, this is the first report involving 1,3-propanediol as the cause of death. The study also highlights the importance for the close scrutiny of data, as 1,3-propanediol is a frequently used internal standard for the assay of glycols.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-4760",
doi="10.1093/jat/32.4.324",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jat/32.4.324"
}