TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Case report: Detection of neo-formation of ethanol in a postmortem blood sample using N-propanol and a urine sample
JO  - Journal (Canadian Society of Forensic Science)
A1  - Wiomore, J.G.
A1  - Chow, B.L.C.
SP  - 145
EP  - 149
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-5030
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00085030.2000.10757510
ID  - ref1
ER  -