Several areas of forensic science use the technique of gas chromatography‎,‎ ranging from fire analysis to the investigation of fraudulent food and perfumes‎.‎ Covering the essentials of this powerful analytical technique‎,‎ Forensic Applications of Gas Chromatography explains the theory and shows applications of this knowledge to various realms of forensic science‎.‎ Topics include‎:‎ * A brief introduction to gas chromatography and its use in forensic science * Various components that make up the gas chromatographic instrumentation * The theory of the separation process‎,‎ along with the chemistry underpinning the process * Method development‎,‎ with a specific example of a separation of eight different compounds using a gas chromatography‎-flame ionization detector * Quality assurance and method validation‎-with information applicable to many types of analytical testing laboratories * Troubleshooting in gas chromatography systems * New developments in gas chromatography and advances in columns and detectors Real examples supplement the text‎,‎ along with questions in each chapter‎.‎The book includes examples of applications of gas chromatography in drugs‎,‎ toxicology‎,‎ fire‎,‎ paint‎,‎ food‎,‎ and fragrance‎.‎ Each application is presented as an individual case study with specific focus on a particular sample preparation technique‎.‎ This allows each technique to be discussed with respect to its theory‎,‎ instrumentation‎,‎ solvent selection‎,‎ and function‎,‎ as appropriate‎.‎ Each case study provides readers with suitable practical information to allow them to perform experiments in their own laboratory either as part of a practical laboratory class or in a research context‎.‎ The final chapter provides answers to the questions and encourages further study and discussion‎.‎

• Author‎:‎ Michelle Groves Carlin‎,‎ John Richard Dean
• Publisher‎:‎ CRC Press
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781466507548