Siegel J.A. (ed.) Forensic Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 2015. — 664 p. — ISBN: 1118897722.Forensic Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications presents a new approach to the study of applications of chemistry to forensic science. It is edited by one of the leading forensic scientists with each chapter written by international experts specializing in their respective fields, and presents the applications of chemistry, especially analytical chemistry, to various topics that make up the forensic scientists toolkit.
This comprehensive, textbook includes in-depth coverage of the major topics in forensic chemistry including: illicit drugs, fibers, fire and explosive residues, soils, glass and paints, the chemistry of fingerprint recovery on porous surfaces, the chemistry of firearms analysis, as well as two chapters on the key tools of forensic science, microscopy and chemometrics. Each topic is explored at an advanced college level, with an emphasis, throughout the text, on the use of chemical tools in evidence analysis.
Forensic Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications is essential reading for advanced students of forensic science and analytical chemistry, as well as forensic science practitioners, researchers and faculty, and anyone who wants to learn about the fascinating subject of forensic chemistry in some depth.Drugs of abuse
Textiles
Paint and coatings examination
Forensic fire debris analysis
Explosives
Analysis of glass evidence
The forensic comparison of soil and geologic microtraces
Chemical analysis for the scientific examination of questioned documents
Chemical methods for the detection of latent fingermarks
Chemical methods in firearms analysis
Forensic microscopy
Chemometrics