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DETERMINATION OF SUB-MICROGRAM QUANTITIES OF CYANIDE IN BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

NCJ Number
12089
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1973) Pages: 25-30
Author(s)
R SHANAHAN
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CYANIDE IS DISTILLED FROM THE SAMPLE AS HYDROGEN CYANIDE, COLLECTED IN SODIUM HYDROXIDE, AND THE ABSORPTION OF THE PYRIDINE-BENZIDINE COMPLEX IS MEASURED.
Abstract
A RAPID, SENSITIVE METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR THE QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF CYANIDE IN BLOOD OR TISSUE, THE LOWER LIMIT OF DETECTION BEING 0.02 MICROGRAMS OF CYANIDE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)