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Trithion-levels in a fatal case

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In a case of fatal poisoning with the insecticide trithion, the concentration levels of this compound in several abdominal viscera was chromatographically determined.

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Coutselinis, A., Poulos, L., Kentarchou, P. et al. Trithion-levels in a fatal case. Arch Toxicol 43, 77–79 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00695877

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