Forensic enforcement
Subtitle: the role of the public analyst
By: editor, Glenn Taylor
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9781847558718
Subjects: Food; Case studies; Anecdotes; Analysis; Food adulteration and inspection
Description: "This book, which is not intended as a text book but as a light read, will achieve this aim while simply telling the stories of a collection of Public Analysts, things they have found in food and other materials and their memoirs and anecdotes. It will appeal to those who watch programmes such as Crime Scene Investigates and anyone with an interest in forensic science and science in general."--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Adulteration and the Challenge for Enforcement Scientists; title: 2. Nature or Nurture; are Scientists Born or Manufactured?; title: 3. Memoirs Clouded by the Mists of Time; title: 4. Some You Win and Some You Lose; title: 5. The Next Steps; title: 6. The Final Chapter?