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Determination of Arsenic Poisoning and Metabolism in Hair by Synchrotron Radiation: The Case of Phar Lap
Author(s) -
Kempson Ivan M.,
Henry Dermot A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906594
Subject(s) - champion , synchrotron radiation , arsenic , demise , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , history , physics , optics , archaeology , political science , organic chemistry , law
Fresh physical evidence about the demise of the racehorse Phar Lap (see photograph) has been gathered from the study of mane hair samples by synchrotron radiation analysis with high resolution X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) and X‐ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) analyses. The results are indicative of arsenic ingestion and metabolism, and show that the racing champion died from arsenic poisoning.