CHEM4204 - Forensic Chemistry
Dr. Susan F. Hornbuckle
Clayton State University

Spring 2008 Syllabus

Problem Sets:
Drug Color Tests Problem Set
Statistical Outlier Problem Set
95% Confidence Interval Problem Set
Liquid-Liquid Extraction Problem Set

Lecture Power Point Slides can be found on WebCT at the CHEM4204 site.

Chapter Learning Objectives

Problem Sets

Group Presentation Topics and Dates - Presentation Objectives for Exam 1

Group Presentation Topics and Dates - Presentation Objectives for Exam 2

Group Presentation Topics and Dates - Presentation Objectives for Exam 3

*Topics you may not choose:
Wayne Williams - Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Case
Jeffery Dahmer
Aileen Wuornos
John Wayne Gacy
Robert Curley
Gustaf Adolph Lutheran Church Mass Poisoning

Forensics Links

Forensic Chemistry at Wikipedia

Forensic Chemistry Information Site

Forensic Science Resources on the Internet

Westchester Gov Forensic Chemistry Laboratory Site - Nice visuals.

An Introduction to Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry

FDM's Reference Spectra Databases, Books and Chemical Information

Color Test Reagents/Kits for Preliminary Identification of Drug of Abuse 
Document pages 3-6 (10-13 in PDF file) - Table of drugs and color test results.  
Document pages 12-13 (19-20 in PDF file) - Reagents

Upper Critical Values of the Student's-t Distribution

Grubbs' Test for Outliers

Dixon's Q-test:  Detection of a single outlier

Forensic Analysis of Fibers:

Fiber Evidence Examination

Forensic Fiber Examination Guidelines

Forensic Analysis of Hair:

Microscopy of Hair Part 1: A Practical Guide and Manual for Human Hairs

Forensic Analysis of Soil:

Forensic Analysis of Soil Samples

Analytical Chemistry Basics

Analytical Chemistry and Instrumentation

• California Association of Criminalistics
• Society of Forensic Toxicologists
• International Association of Forensic Toxicologists
• American Board of Forensic Toxicology, Inc.
• Canadian Society of Forensic Science
• Forensic Science Agency of Northern Ireland
• Forensic Science Education Resource is a database of most of the Forensic Study programs
• Forensic Science Society of the United Kingdom
• National Center for Forensic Science run by the University of Central Florida and the
• National Institute of Justice The International Institute of Forensic Science out of Philadelphia, PA
• National Institute of Forensic Science in Australia

Other Interesting Links
The American Chemical Society's comments on Forensic Chemistry