Three new contaminants detected in postmortem blood samples

Three contaminants were identified during drug screening of postmortem blood samples which had been stored in glass bottles with a black rubber seal. Two of these contaminants, cyanoethyl dimethyldithiocarbamate and N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine, were found to come from the rubber seal of some bottles. T...

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Published in:	Journal of analytical toxicology Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 290
Main Authors:	Vine, J, Watson, T R, Ford, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-11-1984
Subjects:	2-Naphthylamine - analogs & derivatives 2-Naphthylamine - blood Blood Specimen Collection - instrumentation Cresols - blood Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Humans Naphthalenes - blood Rubber Thiocarbamates - blood Tritolyl Phosphates - blood
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Summary:	Three contaminants were identified during drug screening of postmortem blood samples which had been stored in glass bottles with a black rubber seal. Two of these contaminants, cyanoethyl dimethyldithiocarbamate and N-phenyl-2-naphthylamine, were found to come from the rubber seal of some bottles. The third contaminant was not a single compound but rather a mixture of aryl phosphates with a composition very similar to technical grade tritolyl phosphate. The origin of these phosphates is at present unknown.
ISSN:	0146-4760
DOI:	10.1093/jat/8.6.290