BIO314: Forensic Toxicology

This unit integrates the history of forensic toxicology with the biochemistry, chemistry and pharmacology of the area and illustrates it with case histories centred on victims, villains and scientists. Training is provided in the practical application of analytical chemistry techniques to the determination of drugs, alcohol and other organic/inorganic toxins in body fluids and contaminated products within a forensic framework. Techniques studied include: high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance, anodic stripping voltammetry and mass spectrometry.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures/workshops: 3 hours per week; laboratories: 4 hours per week for 4 weeks.
Prerequisites	M240/PEC240 Analytical Chemistry; N270/BIO270 Biochemistry 1 or V261/BMS261 Human and Comparative Biochemistry; successful completion of, or concurrent enrolment in, M340/PEC340 Instrumental Analysis.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed BIO373 Forensic Investigation may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Robert Mead Position: Assoc Prof in Biol (Biochemistry) E-mail: R.Mead@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 3.023 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2736
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Robert Mead Assoc Prof in Biol (Biochemistry) (R.Mead@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2736 Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 3.023 MURDOCH S2: Internal (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)