TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Forensic Identification of Air Freshener Components from the Toxicological Samples by GC-MS: A Case Report
JO  - Arab journal of forensic sciences and forensic medicine
A1  - Mukharjee, P.
A1  - Yadav, B.
A1  - Singh, P.P.
SP  - 177
EP  - 182
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - Indoor air fresheners are commonly used to deodorize rooms and cars. A case of air freshener intoxication by oral ingestion was forwarded to the forensic laboratory to determine the components and cause of death. The presumptive tests were conducted for orga-no-phosphorus and organo-chloro compounds, formalde-hyde, carbolic acid, drugs and aromatic compounds. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) was used as a confirmatory test for all these compounds. Presence of toxic substances like dichlorvos (2,2 di-chlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate), phenol, formaldehyde, naphthalene was confirmed in the air freshener that led to the person's death. Laboratory analysis also confirmed the presence of alprazolam in the viscera as per case history. The methodology used can be utilized as a reference for TLC and GC-MS based analysis of such cases. © 2020. AJFSFM.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1658-6786
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.26735/UEDU6910
ID  - ref1
ER  -