Toxicological Analysis of Microtraces

The harmful action of chemical compounds, affecting humans and other forms of life, can occur everywhere (i.e. in the wider human environment, including the workplace). Poisoning can occur accidentally or as a result of dehberate human action (suicide, murder). Depending on the speed of development of the harmful 

Harmful chemical compounds called poisons have accompanied humanity since ancient times. The first poisons were substances of natural origin, that is, toxins (produced by plants), venoms (produced by animals) and mineral substances (As, Sb, Sn and Cu). Dynamic advances in the synthesis of chemical compounds, initiated at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century, as well as the rapid progress of civilisation, led to introduction into the human enviromnent of a huge number of synthetic chemical substances. Currently, therefore, we are faced with an increasing number of toxic substances of natural and synthetic origin. 

Interpretation of the Concentration of Xenobiotic The final stage of the work of the toxicologist-analyst is the interpretation of results. This interpretation must be consistent with the circumstances of the event, the symptoms resulting from the 

The range of activities of the toxicologist-analyst also encompasses estimating the production capacity of an illegal clandestine laboratory in which controlled substances are produced, as well as determining the yield from cultivation of crops for the production of substances of abuse, such as cannabis. 

Endogenous Compounds Interpretation of the results of toxicological analysis of compounds that are natural components of the organism, but also poisons, can be a big challenge for forensic toxicologists. 

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