Presence of four Fusarium mycotoxins and synthetic material in 'yellow rain'. Evidence for the use of chemical weapons in Laos.
Analysis of a 'yellow rain' sample by selected ion monitoring revealed the presence of three trichothecenes: T-2 toxin, diacetoxyscirpenol and 4-deoxynivalenol in concentrations of at least 48, 42 and 58 ppm, respectively. The concentration of zearalenone, another Fusarium mycotoxin, was estimated to be at least 265 ppm. Evidence for a formulation which contained polyethylene glycol was also obtained.
D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005670:Fusarium; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007812:Laos; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D011891:Rain; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000032:analysis; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000032:analysis; D014887:Weather; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000032:analysis
D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009183:Mycotoxins; D014255:Trichothecenes; D015025:Zearalenone; D013605:T-2 Toxin; C007262:deoxynivalenol; C001809:diacetoxyscirpenol