| Description |
394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Apologia -- Introduction : The chemistry of crime -- The case of the innovative introduction -- Public safety, and personal, too -- Crime lab and crime solutions -- pt. I. Bare-bones chemistry -- Demonstration 1 : A significant difference -- ch. 1. Confidence in chemistry and confidence in clues : the significance of digits -- The case of the presumptive perp -- Demonstration 2 : Cashing it in -- ch. 2. Improbable profiling : finding massive clues -- The case of the significant other -- Demonstration 3 : The color of crime -- ch. 3. My dear Watson : elements and the evidence they contain -- The case of the mystifying metal -- Demonstration 4 : Chromatography and crime -- ch. 4. Isolating the witness : screening tests tell -- The case of the dueling drugs -- Demonstration 5 : A case of friction -- ch. 5. Fatal attractions : intermolecular forces make the charges stick -- The case of the sticky situation -- Demonstration 6 : The current case -- ch. 6. Volatile situation : mass, gas, and chemical fingerprints -- The case of the validating vacuum -- Demonstration 7 : Place of confinement -- ch. 7. Too much of a good thing : establishing concentration levels -- A case of strong medicine -- Demonstration 8 : Solid evidence -- ch. 8. Crystal-clear crime : microcrystalline identification -- The case of the sweet surrender -- |
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pt. 2. Felonious interactions -- Demonstration 9 : Physical evidence -- ch. 9. A change for the worse : when it gets physical -- The case of the physical flaw -- Demonstration 10 : Precipitating events -- ch. 10. Chemistry under the influence : compounding the crime -- A case of nerves -- Demonstration 11 : Seeing red, wearing blue -- ch. 11. Acrimonious adversity : acid-base chemistry -- The case of the cracked case -- Demonstration 12 : Reduced to essentials -- ch. 12. Burning passion : runaway redox reactions -- The case of the reducing rat -- Demonstration 13 : Incriminating chemistry -- ch. 13. The smoking gun : explosive chemical reactions -- The case of the material witness -- Demonstration 14 : Three strikes and a foul -- ch. 14. In hot water : thermochemistry -- A very cold case -- Demonstration 15 : Sequence of events -- ch. 15. Doing time : the importance of chemical reaction rates -- A matter of timing -- Demonstration 16 : Extracting the truth -- ch. 16. The clue is in the GUE : physical equilibrium -- The case of the perfect grime -- Demonstration 17 : Evidence indicating otherwise -- ch. 17. Equal, just as for all : chemical equilibrium -- The case of a well-handled crime -- |
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pt. 3. Interrogation lights -- Demonstration 18 : Behind prism bars -- ch. 18. Enough rope : infrared spectroscopy for fiber and more -- A case of canine karma -- Demonstration 19 : Examining the evidence -- ch. 19. Under the microscope : microscopy -- The case of courting trouble -- Demonstration 20 : Point of law -- ch. 20. Sexy science : laser ablation -- The case of the subtle smear -- Demonstration 21 : Illuminating details -- ch. 21. The glaring truth : chemiluminescence and fluorescence -- The case of the hirsute homeless -- |
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pt. 4. Corpus delicti -- Demonstration 22 : Pointing the finger -- ch. 22. The prince of forensics : fingerprint technology -- The case of the elusive acetone -- Demonstration 23 : A bloody shame -- ch. 23. Sticky cases : bodily fluid identification -- The case of the contraband confection -- Demonstration 24 : Sorting out the facts -- 24. Unlocking the cell : death, decay, and DNA -- The case of the flowery felon -- Demonstration 25 : The big jolt -- ch. 25. Sniffing out the truth : the future of forensic chemistry -- The case of the clean getaway -- Postmortem -- Appendix : The periodic table of the elements -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Chemistry, Forensic.
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Crime scene searches.
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Criminal investigation.
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| Added Author |
Fetterolf, Monty L.
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Goldsmith, Jack (Jack G.)
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| ISBN |
9781591025054 alkaline paper |
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1591025052 alkaline paper |
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