A fatal copper sulfate poisoning.
An 11-year-old female died within hours of accidentally ingesting a solution of copper sulfate. A postmortem blood sample was found to contain 66 micrograms/mL copper. The initial qualitative identification of this poison in the body organs and fluids was by means of SEM-microprobe analysis (SEM-MPA) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The samples were quantified by atomic absorption spectrometry.
Gulliver
J M
JM
Home Office Forensic Science Laboratory, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
D002648:Child; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D019327:Copper Sulfate; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
D003300:Copper; D019327:Copper Sulfate