Main description:

This book focuses on a marvel approach that blends chemistry with forensic science and is used for the examination of controlled substances and clandestine operations. The book will particularly interest forensic chemists, forensic scientists, criminologists, and biochemists.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction to Forensic Chemistry

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Atomic Structure

Chapter Three: Molecules

Chapter Four: Organic Chemistry

Part II: Tools of Forensic Chemistry

Chapter Five: Forensic Language

Chapter Six: Forensic Documentation

Chapter Seven: Chemical Screening

Chapter Eight: Microcrystal Techniques

Chapter Nine: Chemical Extractions and Sample Preparation

Chapter Ten: Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

Chapter Eleven: Infrared Spectrometry

Part III: Examination of Drugs/Narcotics

Chapter Twelve: Marijuana

Chapter Thirteen: Phenethylamines

Chapter Fourteen: Tertiary Amines

Chapter Fifteen: Tryptamines

Chapter Sixteen: Anabolic Steroids

Chapter Seventeen: Miscellaneous Controlled Substances

Part IV: Clandestine Laboratory Operations

Chapter Eighteen: Clandestine Operations, Hazard, and Safety

Chapter Nineteen: Evidence Identification and Collection

Chapter Twenty: Examination of the Clandestine Evidence