Acute tetrachloroethylene fatality.
Tetrachloroethylene was indicated in the accidental death of a man clearing a line in a dry-cleaning establishment. Blood and tissue concentrations were measured by gas chromatography-mass fragmentography. Distribution of tetrachloroethylene was consistent with its lipophilic properties, being highest in the brain and lowest in the lung tissue.
D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene / Q000506:poisoning*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D013750:Tetrachloroethylene