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M Piette

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Analysis of fenthion in postmortem samples by HPLC with diode-array detection and GC-MS using solid-phase extraction.

Fenthion (O,O-dimethyl-O-[3-methyl-4-(methylthio)-phenyl]-thiophos-phate ) is an organophosphate insecticide. A specific method to quantitate fenthion in postmortem matrices with solid-phase extraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is presented. Fenitrothion (O,O-dimethyl-O-[3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl]-thiophosphate) is selected as the internal standard. For sample cleanup, a simple but selective solid-phase extraction is chosen after comparison with traditional liquid-liquid extraction procedures. Homogenized and appropriately diluted aqueous samples are applied, and the analytes are desorbed with 5 mL of dichloromethane. Aliquots of the extract are used for HPLC-DAD and GC-MS analysis, Liquid and GC conditions are as follows: gradient elution with a mixture of methanol and water (10:90 to 90:10, v/v) containing 0.0125M NaOH on an Aluspher RP-Select B column monitoring at 250 nm, and temperature programming from 60 to 300 degrees C on a dimethylpolysiloxane column in the SCAN mode, respectively. This method is applied to a suicidal case involving unsuspected acute intoxication with fenthion (concentration in blood, 3.8 micrograms/mL).

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Fatal 4-MTA intoxication: development of a liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric assay for multiple matrices.

The case history and toxicological findings of an overdose fatality involving 4-methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) are reported along with a description of the analytical method. Detection and quantitation of 4-MTA and MDMA were performed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry using phentermine as internal standard. Application of this technique to a variety of matrices allowed an insight in the distribution of 4-MTA. Several blood samples including femoral vein blood (5.23 mg/L), urine (95.5 mg/L), vitreous humor (1.31 mg/L), bile (36.4 mg/L), and numerous tissue samples such as liver (30.8 mg/kg), spleen (4.10 mg/kg), and frontal lobe (31.7 mg/kg) were assayed. These values indicated that 4-MTA could be identified as the cause of this fatality, whereas the concentrations of MDMA, also described, are less important because the concentrations found are lower. This case reports, for the first time, an extensive toxicological analysis of 4-MTA, by which the data presented may shed some light on the distribution of 4-MTA.

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Suicidal poisoning by MCPA and parathion.

A suicidal poisoning committed by a sixty-five year old woman, who swallowed a bottle of Agroxyl, containing an aqueous 250 g/L solution of the sodium- and potassium salt of 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid [MCPA], together with lethal amounts of a parathion formulation, is described. The case history, the postmortem examination and the concentrations of parathion and MCPA in the different viscera, are reported in detail. Parathion determination was performed by means of a routine method, previously developed in our laboratory. The MCPA quantification was achieved using a thoroughly evaluated EC- GLC micro-analytical procedure, which is discussed completely. Identity was confirmed by GC-MS. Intake of lethal parathion quantities caused the woman's death with five minutes. This case however is worth reporting, since we had the unique opportunity to establish the early distribution of MCPA through the body, during the short period of survival.

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