Progress in Chemical Toxicology

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Other Volumes

The Absorption, Distribution, and Excretion of Drugs and Poisons and their Metabolites

I. Gases and Vapors (Poisons through Inhalation)

II. Volatile Liquids (Steam Distillation)

III. Drugs Extractable by Organic Solvents from Aqueous

Alkaline Solutions

IV. Marijuana

References

A System for the Toxicological Analysis of Drugs in Biological Specimens

I. Introduction

II. Procedure for Analysis of Tissue

III. Discussion

IV. Simplified Wallace Procedure for the Identification of Drugs

V. Analysis of Urine Samples for Drugs

VI. Determination of Total Morphine in Urine

References

The Phenothiazines

I. Introduction

II. Materials

III. Metabolites

IV. Spectrofluorometry

V. UV Spectrophotometry

VI. Thin-Layer Chromatography

VII. Color Reactions

VIII. Gastric Contents

IX. Soft Tissues

X. Interference from the Presence of Other Drugs

XI. Phenothiazine Levels in Blood Serum and Urine

XII. Summary

References

Fluorescence in Toxicology

I. Introduction

II. Fundamentals of Fluorescence Analysis

III. Theoretical Aspects of Fluorescence

IV. Practical Aspects of Fluorescence

V. Applications of Spectrophotofluorometry in Toxicology

References

Toxicology of New Synthetic Organic Polymers Used in Containers for Food, Pharmaceutical Compounds, and Drinkable Water

I. Introduction

II. Admission Procedure for a Formula

III. Discussion and Justification of the Chemical Analytical Examination

IV. General Review of the Testing Methods Applied to the Extraction and Stagnation Liquids

V. Conclusion

References

Some Microcrystal Tests for Drugs

I. Introduction

II. Apparatus

III. Reagents

IV. Techniques

V. Sample Preparation

VI. Remarks Concerning the Tables

References

Advances in Polarography as Applied to Toxicological Analysis

I. Introduction

II. Oscillographic Polarography

III. General Techniques for Alternating Current Polarography

IV. Application to Toxicological Analysis

References

Reviews

Subject Index