Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to forensic analytical toxicology for trainees in forensic medicine and forensic scientists.

The second edition has been fully revised to provide clinicians with the latest developments and research in the field. New chapters covering the latest analytical instruments have been added to this edition.

Beginning with guidance on setting up a modern toxicology laboratory, the next sections, with the help of flow charts, explain the procedures for collection, preservation, extraction, and clean up; and screening and colour tests for various poisons.

The following chapters describe numerous major and minor analytical instruments and techniques, and their application in forensic toxicology.

The text is further enhanced by clinical images, figures and tables.

The previous edition (9789351522249) published in 2014.

Contents:

Modern Toxicology Laboratory
Procedure for Collection, Preservation and Extraction/Isolation and Clean-up Methods
Screening/Spot/Color Tests for Different Poisons
Thin Layer Chromatography and its Applications
Gas Chromatography and its Applications
High-performance Liquid Chromatography and its Applications
Ultraviolet-visible Spectroscopy and its Applications
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and its Applications
Voltammetry/Polarography Trace Metal Analyzer and its Applications
Microwave Digestion System and its Applications
Breath Alcohol Analyzer and its Applications
Laboratory Accreditation: A Tool for Quality
Forensic Toxicology Reporting and Interpretation
Do's and Don'ts for Different Personnel Involved in Safety Measures in the Laboratory
The Indian Laws Relating to Drugs and Poisons