Forensic Chemistry, Third Edition, the new edition of this ground-breaking book, continues to
serve as the leading forensic chemistry text on the market. Fully updated, this edition …

Toluene, a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon, is one of the most widely used industrial solvents,
and is present in numerous paints, paint thinners, glues and other industrial and household …

Benzene is one of volatile hydrocarbons contained in fire smoke, and the concentrations in
the blood are known to be positively correlated with that of carbon monoxide-hemoglobin …

In the forensic assessment of burned bodies, the question of whether the victim was
exposed to the fire before or after death is of crucial importance. Several external signs have …

A headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) technique was used to quantitate the
concentration of volatile hydrocarbons from the blood of cadavers by cryogenic gas …

Abstract Analysis of volatile hydrocarbons in blood from fire-related deaths provides useful
information such as whether the victim inhaled smoke from the fire before death or whether …

Background Various autopsy findings are used for the diagnosis of burning death, including
inhalation injury, soot in the respiratory tract, vital reaction, blood carboxyhemoglobin …

Purpose We have investigated the absorption dynamics of petroleum fuel components from
the analytical results of autopsy samples. Methods Post-mortem samples of the severely …

Intramuscular bleeding of the tongue (ImBT) is occasionally found during post mortem
examination. Despite its frequent reports, its cause has not yet been clarified. In this study …

The authors analyzed data from forensic autopsies of 75 patients who died as a result of
house fires to clarify the physical factors that affect blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) …