Chemistry and Crime
See for example:
Forensic Science
by Lisa Yount (preview with Google Books) or
SCRIBD.com
and Handbook of forensic drug analysis
by Frederick P. Smith, Sotiris A. Athanaselis
Molecules of Murder
by John Emsley (preview at openisbn).
Alcohol detection with the Breathalyzer.
Drug testing. Ganja, Cocaine, crack.
Narcotic Reagent Kits
Isotopic ratio analysis of illicit drugs.
Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometry.
Toxicity and Poisons
DNA analysis.
Arson and analysis of explosives, soil at crime scenes.
Continue to the Breathalyser or
return to CHEM2402 course outline.
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