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Forensic toxicology
Analysis for chemically toxic substances in post-mortem, veterinary and other specimens.
Forensic toxicology is one of the specialty sections of the Forensic Science division. It analyses specimens for chemically toxic substances to support investigations and the administration of justice.
What the section analyses
- Chemically toxic substances in post-mortem specimens such as blood, the stomach and its contents, liver and kidney, in homicide and other related cases in humans;
- Chemically toxic substances in biological specimens such as blood, the stomach and its contents, liver and kidney, in veterinary cases;
- Chemically toxic substances in exhibits submitted alongside biological specimens.
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