Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth

With hands-on demonstrations, this book presents 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 aspresumptive and confirmative drug testing,body fluid identification including luminol testing,DNA analysis,trace fiber and gun shot residue analysis,latent fingerprint development, and forensic soil analysis.Through more than twenty...