title: Determination of strontium in human whole blood by ICP-AES.
abstract: The determination of strontium in human blood samples by ICP-AES is described. For the analysis no chemical separations were required after microwave destruction. A mean value of 11.4 +/- 0.83 micrograms/l is found for normal whole blood. The limit of detection of the method is 0.3 microgram/l. As a possible application the enhancement of the strontium level in blood of human beings who died from drowning is examined.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Forensic Medicine, Universiteit Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desmet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dams
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004332:Drowning; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D013324:Strontium / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013324:Strontium