Forensic Toxicology, the latest release in the Advanced Forensic Science Series that grew out of recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report, Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward will serve as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic toxicology. It is also an excellent reference for the forensic practitioner's library or for use in their casework. Coverage includes a wide variety of methods used, along with pharmacology and drugs and professional issues they may encounter. Edited by a world-renowned, leading forensic expert, this updated edition is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.
- Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of forensic toxicology
- Contains information on a wide variety of methods
- Covers pharmacology and drugs, matrices and interpretation
- Includes a section on professional issues, such as crime scene to court, lab reports, health and safety, post-mortem and drug facilitated crimes
- Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions and additional reading suggestions
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-12-800818-8 (9780128008188)
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[All sections will include Review questions, Discussion questions and Additional reading section]
Section 1. IntroductionPrinciples of Forensic SciencesForensic Classification of EvidenceInterpretation/The Comparative MethodToxicology: HistoryToxicology: Overview and Applications
Section 2. MethodsCapillary Electrophoresis: Basic PrinciplesCapillary Electrophoresis in Forensic ChemistryChromatography: Basic PrinciplesLiquid and Thin-Layer ChromatographyLiquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryNonchromatographic Separation TechniquesSpectroscopic TechniquesSpectroscopy: Basic Principles
Section 3. Pharmacology and DrugsAnalysis of Controlled SubstancesClassification Designer DrugsPharmacology and Mechanism of Action of DrugsVolatile Substances and InhalantsAlcohol Congeners and the Source of EthanolHerbal psychoactive substancesHerbal Medicines and Phytopharmaceuticals - contamination
Section 4. MatricesBlood Urine and Other Body Fluids Blood Breath Alcohol Metabolites of Ethanol Oral Fluid Drugs in HairPostmortem Blood Urine Postmortem Specimens Behavioral ToxicologyStomach Contents Analysis
Section 5. InterpretationMeasurement UncertaintyPostmortem Toxicology: ArtifactsInterpretation of ResultsMethods of Analysis-Initial TestingMethods of Analysis-Confirmatory TestingChemometricsInterpretation
Section 6. Professional IssuesFrom Crime Scene to CourtForensic Laboratory ReportsHealth and SafetyPostmortem SpecimensDrug Facilitated CrimesDrug-Impaired DrivingDrug Screening in Sport
