Color Atlas and Manual of Microscopy for Criminalists, Chemists, and Conservators

In a single source, this book presents a quantity of simple methods to help readers quickly characterize and identify a broad range of materials, including organic and inorganic particles.

List of contents

The Color Atlas and Manual of Microscopy for Criminalists, Chemists, and Conservators offers more than 400 color photomicrographs of the most commonly encountered materials for specimen comparison and rapid identification of organic and inorganic fibers and particles. In a single source, this book presents a range of simple methods to help readers quickly characterize and identify a broad range of materials. Covering substances such as hair and fibers, minerals and soils, paints, drugs, and dust, the book presents the basic principles of microscopy and directions for sample preparation and examination.

About the author

Nicholas Petraco, Thomas Kubic

Summary

Although methods and techniques that will help solve various analytical problems do exist, they are often difficult to perform. Using polarized light microscopy as the method of choice, this text offers swift, simple analytical tests and testing procedures that can be used to identify organic and inorganic particles.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Kubic, Thomas (John Jay College Kubic, Kubic Thomas, NICHOLAS PETRACO, Nicholas (John Jay College Petraco, Petraco Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780849312458
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-1245-8
• No. of pages: 328
• Weight: 1420 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); LAW / Forensic Science, Microscopy, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, SCIENCE / Microscopes & Microscopy, chemistry, Physics, Forensic Science, Biology, life sciences, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques