Suspected poison
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Required material in order of importance
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Arsenic (Acute)
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Liver, kidneys, stomach contents
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Arsenic (Chronic)
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Hair, liver, urine
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Alkaloids
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Liver, urine, brain, stomach contents.
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Copper
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Liver
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Cyanide (HCN)
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Stomach contents, liver, oxalated blood
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Chlorinated insecticides
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Fat, liver, stomach contents
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OPC
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Oxalated blood, whole blood, stomach contents
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Lead (Acute)
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Kidney, Liver, urine
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Lead (Chronic)
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Hair, liver, kidneys, urine
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Mercury
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Liver, kidney, stomach contents, intestinal contents
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Nitrate/nitrite
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Stomach contents, whole blood
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Phosphorous
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Stomach contents, Liver, oxalated blood
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Phenol – cresols
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Liver, stomach contents, kidney
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Rodenticides
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Stomach contents, liver, urine
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Strychnine
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Stomach contents, urine, liver, brain, kidneys
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Sodium chloride
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Oxalated whole blood brain, stomach contents, liver
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