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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  7, Issue 4, October - December 2014, Pages 153-156
 

Case Report

Differential Pulse Cathodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Trace Level of Arsenic in Blood and Urine of A Poisoned Patient: A Case Study

Jaiswal Ashok K., Mali Bhagwat D

*Chemist, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India. **Assistant Director, Toxicology Division, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, State of Maharashtra, Cantonme

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Abstract

A simple, rapid and sensitive method is described for determination of arsenic in blood and urine of a poisoned patient at the level of µg/l based on differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry. Only arsenic (III) is deposited on mercury electrode in the presence of copper and selenium in hydrochloric acid medium. The total arsenic is performed by reducing As (V) to As (III) using sodium metabisulphite/sodium thiosulphate reagent stabilized with ascorbic acid. The As (III) concentration in blood and urine were found to be 9µg/l and 841µg/l respectively after about   twenty five days of homicidal poisoning through food and treatment as outpatient in hospital.

Keywords: Arsenic; Differential Pulse Cathodic stripping Voltammetry; Microwave Digestion System;               Homicidal Poisoning.


Corresponding Author : Jaiswal Ashok K.