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Forensic

Chemistry
What is forensic chemistry?
• AREA OF CHEMISTRY - SCIENCE IN
SERVICE OF LAW
▫ objective of dealing with legal issues

• Covers inorganic and organic analyzes,


toxicology and serology.
• Criminal Investigations / Police Cases
• Decisions of a judicial nature
• Labor issues (any dangerous or unhealthy
activity)
• Detection of adulterations in fuels and beverages
• Use of illicit drugs
• Investigating sports doping
What do forensic chemists do?
• Analyzes the samples

• Works with criminal expert


Techniques used in the analyzes
• Mass Spectrometry

• Chromatography

• Colorimetric Tests
Curiosities:
• There are series that depict
forensic chemistry.
Examples:
▫ CSI
▫ Criminal Minds

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