	Forensic Investigation of Explosions by Alexander Beveridge (Editor) This text has been shaped by the editor's experiences on task forces set up to investigate major explosives incidents and related civil and criminal proceedings. Chapters cover methods, applications, quality control, and significance of forensic chemistry, aircraft sabotage investigation, forensic pathology, and presentation of expert testimony. Contributors provide descriptions of the physics and chemistry of explosions and explosives, the detection of hidden explosives, and the procedures...
	Engineering Analysis of Fires and Explosions by Randall K. Noon (Author) Engineering Analysis of Fires and Explosions demonstrates how professional forensic engineers apply basic concepts and principles from engineering and scientific disciplines to analyze fires and explosions. It describes how forensic engineers use a "reverse design" process to determine the original cause of a fire or explosion. This guide incorporates practices and lessons learned from the first-hand experiences of the author and his colleagues. It is an exciting introduction to the...
	Advances in Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry by Jehuda Yinon (Editor) Recent developments in analytical instrumentation have had an enormous influence on forensic analysis. The mass spectrometer is now an integral part of every forensic laboratory, resulting in greater analytical accuracy, more reliable identification, and lower detection limits. As the instrumental method of choice among forensic analysts, the mass spectrometer continues to pave the way for innovative applications in forensic analysis.Exploring the latest developments in the field, Advances in...

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
This book provides a primary reference source for nuclear forensic science, including the vastly disciplinary nature of the overall endeavor for questioned weapons of mass destruction specimens. Nothing like this exists even in the classified material. For the first time, the fundamental principles of radioforensic analysis, all pertinent protocols and procedures, computer modeling development, interpretational insights, and attribution considerations are consolidated into one convenient source. The principles and techniques so developed are then demonstrated and discussed in their applications to real-world investigations and casework conducted over the past several years.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 2 reviews)

A Formal, Published Review by Ground Truth (USA)

5 Stars
February 15, 2006
Don't be seriously influenced by unworthy braking radiation. The following is excerpted from a formal review published in The Journal of Forensic Sciences by Chemistry Professor W.F. Kinard of the College of Charleston [JFS 51(1): 203 (2006)]: "This book by three of the leading authorities in the field outlines a critically important area of forensic science in the modern world. While many of the government laboratories have carried out extensive work in the past on the detection and attribution of radioactive materials, the work was primarily engaged with national security at the nation states' level, and not with individuals or small groups. The authors provide a comprehensive outline of the field with practical information presented in 25 chapters. This is not a book filled with theory, but critical information has been gathered and put in one place for readers wanting to know more about the forensic applications of nuclear science." "This book should be in the library of every forensic laboratory. While most laboratories may never encounter nuclear materials, this book contains valuable information about the nature of these materials. Forensic scientists should pay special attention to the chapters outlining how to detect radioactive materials and to preserve the samples for nuclear and traditional forensic analysis. The book makes it very clear that the sophisticated analyses and interpretation of these samples require highly sophisticated instrumentation and nuclear chemistry expertise that may only be available in national laboratories. However, first responders will have the responsibility of detecting and preserving radioactive samples for nuclear forensic analysis, and this book provides valuable information to help in this task."

Not for experts by Bremsstrahlung (North America)

2 Stars
June 27, 2005
I admit I had higher expectations for this book. Based on the title, I was assuming that it would be geared towards people who already had an advanced knowledge of radiation detection techniques and radiochemistry. I found this book to be geared towards a market that likely encompasses analytical chemists, but not radiation experts. It is (predictably, I suppose) lacking the details that anyone in the radiation science field would actually require to perform a proper RDD NFA, and is shy on its treatment of what I would classify as the most important RDD isotopes (the Devil is in the details). Instead, this text draws upon Cold War Google-able information. I recommend this book for analytical chemists that would like a cursory examination of nuclear forensic analysis, or experts that would like a brightly colored mushroom cloud textbook cover on their shelf. For the rest of us, I would recommend sticking with Cember, Friedlander and Knoll......and of course the Chart of the Nuclides.

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