Chlorpyrifos poisoning and its implications in human fatal cases: A forensic perspective with reference to Indian scenario

•This review introduces the severity of death occurred due to chlorpyrifos poisoning in India.•Chemistry, exposure, mechanism of toxicity, sign and symptoms, toxicokinetics, medico-legal aspects and detection of chlorpyrifos are discussed.•Review includes reported cases of chlorpyrifos poisoning and...

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Published inJournal of forensic and legal medicine Vol. 47; pp. 29 - 34
Main Authors Rathod, Ankush L., Garg, R.K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017
Subjects
Accidents
Biotransformation
Chlorpyrifos - chemistry
Chlorpyrifos - pharmacokinetics
Chlorpyrifos - toxicity
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Forensic Toxicology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Humans
India
Organophosphate Poisoning - diagnosis
Pathology
Solid Phase Extraction
Suicide
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Summary:•This review introduces the severity of death occurred due to chlorpyrifos poisoning in India.•Chemistry, exposure, mechanism of toxicity, sign and symptoms, toxicokinetics, medico-legal aspects and detection of chlorpyrifos are discussed.•Review includes reported cases of chlorpyrifos poisoning and the poisoning data showing its use in suicidal, accidental and homicidal deaths.•This manuscript is prepared by taking in account its fatal implication on exposed people.
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ISSN:1752-928X
1878-7487
1878-7487
DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2017.02.003