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Reinsch test
The Reinsch test is an initial indicator to detect the presence of one or more of the following heavy metalsin a biological sample, and is often used by toxicologistswhere poisoning by such metals is suspected.
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Bismuth
- Selenium
- Thallium
- Mercury
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1 Process
- 2 See also
- 3 Reference
- 4 External links
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Process
- Dissolve suspect body fluid or tissue in a hydrochloric acidsolution
- Insert a copperstrip into the solution.
- The appearance of a silvery coating on the copper may indicate Mercury. A dark coating indicative of the presence of one of the other metals.
- Confirm finding using absorption or emission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, or other analytical technique suitable for inorganicanalysis.
See also
- Toxicology
- Analytical chemistry
Reference
- Saferstein R. 2001. Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science. Prentice Hall
External links
- Analytical tests for Hg rcm-medicine.upr.clu.edu
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