title: [Analysis of biological material originating from the body of general Władysław Sikorski for inorganic poisons and diatoms presence].
abstract: Results of the analysis of biological materials originating from the body of general Sikorski are presented in the paper. Samples of the liver, kidney, intestine and lung were analysed for metals and As content, and samples of the lung, liver, kidney, stomach, intestine and bone marrow--for diatoms presence. The analysis for metals and As was performed by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Before the analysis, the samples were wet digested by the classic and microwave assisted method. The analysis did not result in detecting the presence of As, Co, Ni, and Tl in any of the studied materials, while Hg was not revealed in the liver, intestines and lung and Pb in the intestines and lung. The content of Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Sr and Zn in all the studied materials, Hg in the kidney, and Pb in the liver and kidney did not indicate poisoning by the above-mentioned metals or arsenic. No diatoms were found in the studied materials.
authors.affiliation: Instytutu Ekspertyz Sadowych im. prof. dra Jana Sehna w Krakowie. jsadlik@ies.krakow.pl
authors.forename: Józefa Krystyna
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sadlik
authors.forename: Zuzanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Brozek-Mucha
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000737:chemistry; D017377:Diatoms / Q000737:chemistry; D005197:Famous Persons; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000737:chemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D011042:Poisons / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D011180:Postmortem Changes
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D011042:Poisons