Poisoning with a wood preservative
Wiese, J.; Klug, E.
Beitrage Zur Gerichtlichen Medizin 47: 103-106
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0067-5016 PMID: 2818467 Document Number: 347061
Autopsy findings and the results of chemical-toxicological analysis are presented on a case of suicide with a wood preservative containing potassium fluoride. The highest amounts of fluoride were found in kidney and urine; there was no increase of fluorides amount in the brain. The analysis was done by colorimetry after micro-diffusion.