Two fatal intoxication cases with imidacloprid: LC/MS analysis

• Author(s): Proença, Paula ; Teixeira, Helena ; Castanheira, Fernando ; Pinheiro, João ; Monsanto, Paula V. ; Marques, Estela P. ; Vieira, Duarte Nuno
• Date: 2005
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4757
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Imidacloprid; Fatal intoxication
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Imidacloprid [1-(6-chloro-3pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine] is a new and potent nitromethylene insecticide with high insecticidal activity at very low application rates. It is the first highly effective insecticide that, like nicotine, acts on the nervous system, causing blockage of postsynaptic nicotinergic acetylcholine receptors. Two fatal cases with this insecticide in two male individuals, of 33 and 66 years old, are presented. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T6W-4G7X9P3-6/1/18a77a85bd609f5b5037db85956da7c4