Cyanide quantification in post-mortem biological matrices by headspace GC–MS  Brigitte Desharnais, Geneviève Huppé, Martine Lamarche, Pascal Mireault, Cameron D. Skinner  Forensic Science International  Volume 222, Issue 1, Pages 346-351 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.06.017 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Selected ion chromatograms obtained for (a) m/z 27 (HCN) for bovine blood samples of 0.1, 1.0 and 5.0μg/mL and (b) m/z 29 (H13C15N) for a bovine blood sample (0.1μg/mL). Forensic Science International 2012 222, 346-351DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.06.017) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Results of successive injections of the headspace of a 0.01μg/mL bovine blood sample. Forensic Science International 2012 222, 346-351DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.06.017) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Percent of day 1 area counts for cyanide in human blood samples at a concentration of 0.50μg/mL, over a two week period at storage temperatures of 4°C (●) and −20°C (○) and at a concentration of 50.00μg/mL, over a two week period at storage temperatures of 4°C (■) and −20°C (□). Forensic Science International 2012 222, 346-351DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.06.017) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions