Forensic Chemistry: Idabel Bernabe-Pagulayan
Forensic Chemistry: Idabel Bernabe-Pagulayan
CHEMISTRY
IDABEL BERNABE-PAGULAYAN,
DMS, Chemist, Criminologist
Former Ex-O, Office of the Deputy Director
Technical Services, NBI
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
FORENSIC CHEMISTRY – the application of chemical principles
in the examination of physical evidence fall within this field. It plays
a very important part in the speedy investigation and solution of
crimes.
CAPABILITIES of the FCD-NBI laboratory:
- tasked to examine the chemical nature and composition of various
specimen such as: blood and other body fluids, gunpowder,
explosives, poisons, dangerous drugs, wines, etc. Examinations of
materials may be:
1. Qualitative – determining what constituents are present
2. Quantitative – determining how much of the constituents are present
For evidence submitted in very small amounts, high precision
instruments such as: the ultraviolet (UV) & infrared (IR)
spectrophotometers and the gas chromatograph can be utilized.
DEFINITION of FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
• Dangerous Drugs
• Drugs on body fluids
• Volatile substance
DNA SECTION
• Poisoning cases
• Alcohol determination on body fluids
RESEARCH and INSTRUMENTATION