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Chemists and science authors Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf have teamed up with Jack G. Goldsmith, fellow chemist and reserve police officer, to create another intriguing trek through the science of chemistry, this time using the fascinating field of forensic chemistry as their framework. All new hands-on demonstrations and fictional minute mysteries illustrate chemical concepts as the authors present the science-and the realities-of forensic chemistry in a narrative style that makes this timely topic accessible to the nonchemist. The authors lead ...
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Chemists and science authors Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf have teamed up with Jack G. Goldsmith, fellow chemist and reserve police officer, to create another intriguing trek through the science of chemistry, this time using the fascinating field of forensic chemistry as their framework. All new hands-on demonstrations and fictional minute mysteries illustrate chemical concepts as the authors present the science-and the realities-of forensic chemistry in a narrative style that makes this timely topic accessible to the nonchemist. The authors lead you through actual and simulated forensic techniques such as
  • presumptive and confirmative drug testing
  • body fluid identification including luminol testing
  • DNA analysis
  • trace fiber and gun shot residue analysis
  • latent fingerprint development and collection
  • forensic soil analysis
Through more than twenty-five demonstrations, using ordinary household products and items, you can become familiar with the basics of forensic chemistry and gain insights into the painstaking work that goes into criminal investigations that is rarely seen on TV.
If you're a fan of true-crime stories or mystery fiction, or interested in the science behind dramas like CSI, this informative and entertaining book is a must-have addition to your library.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781591025054
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
  • Publication date: 8/28/2007
  • Pages: 400
  • Sales rank: 1,196,641
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

Cathy Cobb, Ph.D. (Aiken, SC), is the highly acclaimed author of The Joy of Chemistry, Creations of Fire, and Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks. She is currently an instructor of chemistry, calculus, and physics at Aiken Preparatory School and adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

Monty L. Fetterolf, Ph.D. (Aiken, SC), is the co-author of Joy of Chemistry and professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

Jack G. Goldsmith, Ph.D. (Lexington, SC), is a reserve officer and information management officer for the Town of Lexington Police Department and former associate professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     11
Apologia     15
Introduction: The Chemistry of Crime     17
The Case of the Innovative Introduction     18
Public Safety-and Personal, Too     23
Crime Lab and Crime Solutions     25
Bare-Bones Chemistry     39
A Significant Difference     43
Confidence in Chemistry and Confidence in Clues: The Significance of Digits     47
The Case of the Presumptive Perp     47
Cashing It In     57
Improbable Profiling: Finding Massive Clues     59
The Case of the Significant Other     59
The Color of Crime     67
My Dear Watson: Elements and the Evidence They Contain     71
The Case of the Mystifying Metal     71
Chromatography and Crime     81
Isolating the Witness: Screening Tests Tell     85
The Case of the Dueling Drugs     85
A Case of Friction     93
Fatal Attraction: Intermolecular Forces Make the Charges Stick     97
The Case of the Sticky Situation     97
The Current Case     105
Volatile Situation: Mass, Gas, and Chemical Fingerprints     109
The Case of the Validating Vacuum     109
Place of Confinement     117
Too Much of a Good Thing: Establishing Concentration Levels     123
A Case of Strong Medicine     123
Solid Evidence     131
Crystal-Clear Crime: Microcrystalline Identification     133
The Case of the Sweet Surrender     133
Felonious Interactions     139
Physical Evidence     141
A Change for the Worse: When It Gets Physical     145
The Case of the Physical Flaw     145
Precipitating Events     153
Chemistry Under the Influence: Compounding the Crime     157
A Case of Nerves     157
Seeing Red, Wearing Blue     165
Acrimonious Adversity: Acid-Base Chemistry     169
The Case of the Cracked Case     170
Reduced to Essentials     181
Burning Passion: Runaway Redox Reactions     185
The Case of the Reducing Rat     186
Incriminating Chemistry     193
The Smoking Gun: Explosive Chemical Reactions     195
The Case of the Material Witness     195
Three Strikes and a Foul     201
In Hot Water: Thermochemistry     205
A Very Cold Case     205
Sequence of Events      211
Doing Time: The Importance of Chemical Reaction Rates     215
A Matter of Timing     215
Extracting the Truth     223
The Clue Is in the GUE: Physical Equilibrium     229
The Case of the Perfect Grime     229
Evidence Indicating Otherwise     237
Equal, Just as for All: Chemical Equilibrium     241
The Case of the Well-Handled Crime     241
Interrogation Lights     251
Behind Prism Bars     255
Enough Rope: Infrared Spectroscopy for Fiber and More     257
A Case of Canine Karma     257
Examining the Evidence     267
Under the Microscope: Microscopy     271
The Case of Courting Trouble     272
Point of Law     281
Sexy Science: Laser Ablation     283
The Case of the Subtle Smear     283
Illuminating Details     289
The Glaring Truth: Chemiluminescence and Fluorescence     293
The Case of the Hirsute Homeless     293
Corpus Delicti     301
Pointing the Finger     305
The Prince of Forensics: Fingerprint Technology     311
The Case of the Elusive Acetone     311
A Bloody Shame      319
Sticky Cases: Bodily Fluid Identification     323
The Case of the Contraband Confection     323
Sorting Out the Facts     331
Unlocking the Cell: Death, Decay, and DNA     337
The Case of the Flowery Felon     337
The Big Jolt     347
Sniffing Out the Truth: The Future of Forensic Chemistry     349
The Case of the Clean Getaway     349
Postmortem     357
The Periodic Table of the Elements     358
Endnotes     361
Bibliography     363
Index     365

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