title: Determination of metaldehyde in suspected cases of animal poisoning using gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry.
abstract: A method was developed to detect the molluscicide metaldehyde in samples of stomach contents for forensic toxicology investigations. Gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry in full-scan mode was used to identify and quantify metaldehyde. The limit of detection based on mass chromatograms for the m/z 89 ion was 3 microg/g. Mean recoveries from six different spiked samples were 74% at 25 microg/g and 94% at 500 microg/g. The relative standard deviation of six replicate determinations of a sample containing 632 microg/g metaldehyde was 7.3%.
authors.affiliation: Central Science Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sand Hutton, York Y041 1LZ, United Kingdom.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charlton
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: C002935:metaldehyde; D000079:Acetaldehyde