TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - The confirmation of volatiles by solid-phase microextraction and GC-MS in the investigation of two traffic fatalities
JO  - Journal of analytical toxicology
A1  - Brewer, W. E.
A1  - Galipo, R. C.
A1  - Morgan, S. L.
A1  - Habben, K. H.
SP  - 286
EP  - 290
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - A simple, sensitive, and reliable method was developed for the confirmation of nonroutine volatiles in the investigation of two traffic fatalities. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers were used to extract volatile compounds from the headspace of sample vials; components were subsequently analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In the first case, ethanol and methylene chloride were detected in a urine sample by headspace SPME and GC-MS. The second case involved the analysis of volatile petroleum products from submitted specimens by headspace SPME and GC-MS. In both cases, SPME and GC-MS analyses provided crucial evidence in the investigation of the traffic fatalities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-4760
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -