Syllabus
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Course Code: M-FSC 201 Course Name: Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Forensic Chemistry: Introduction, Colour & Spot test, microcrystal tests, inorganic and organic analysis. Analysis of Beverages: alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, country made liquor, illicit liquors, detection and estimation of ethanol. Breathe alcohol analyzer. Analysis of trace evidence – cosmetics dyes, pigments, clues of trap cases. Drug of Abuse: classification of drugs, drugs of abuse in sports. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances such as cocaine, cannabis, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, amphetamine, opium, designers drugs. NDPS act. |
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| 2 | Analysis of Petroleum Products: Analysis of petrol, kerosene, diesel, lubricants by BIS methods and ASTM methods. Detection of adulterants of Gasoline, Diesel and Engine oils - including parameters like-Flash point, distillation range, density, kinematic -viscosity, smoke point, aniline point. Commodity Act & Petroleum Act. Arson Investigation: chemistry of fire, fire pattern, Extraction of fire accelerants from fire debris - Analysis of fire accelerants by UV visible spectrophotometry, TLC, Head Space GC. Analysis of oils and fats, analysis of gold in cheated cases. |
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| 3 | Forensic Toxicology: Introduction and scope of Forensic Toxicology, classification of poisons, legal aspects of poisoning, types of poisoning. Antidotes, factors modifying action of poisons, LD-50, ED50, sign and symptoms of common poisons. Collection, preservation of postmortem material for poison analysis; Extraction and isolation methods of poisons from postmortem material. |
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| 4 | General studies and Analysis of vegetable poisons: Abrus, Dhatura, Marking nuts, Nux-vomica, Oleander and Aconite. Snake venoms and insect poisons, Irrespirable gases, food poisoning. Insecticides and Metallic Poisons: Types of agriculture posions, organo-phosphorous compound, organocholorinated compound, carbamats, pyrethroids, aluminium phosphite and zinc phosphite. Arsenic, mercury, phosphorous: poisoning charecteristics and analysis. |
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