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Phosphine was detected in post mortem stomach and contents, blood, and liver specimens of a man who had ingested tablets containing aluminium phosphide. The phosphine was released from the samples after acid treatment and analysed by means of a headspace gas chromatographic technique using a nitrogen phosphorus detector.
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