The TIAFT Board is keen for members who are able to donate toxicology textbooks to our DCF colleagues. Please let Prof. Christophe Stove know by e-mail to Christophe.Stove@ugent.be.

Suggested books are listed below; however, other relevant texts may also be needed.

TIAFT DCF members are encouraged to email Prof. Stove with requests for toxicology textbooks that are required by the laboratories in which they work. If available, TIAFT will donate one book per laboratory.

List of books available for donation  

Made available by Hazel Torrance, PhD (Forensic Toxicology Service, University of Glasgow, Scotland):

  1. Distribution of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man – 5 th Edition (Baselt, R.C.; 1999) – 2 copies available
  2. Distribution of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man – 6 th Edition (Baselt, R.C.; 2002 – 2 copies available
  3. Distribution of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man – 7 th Edition (Baselt, R.C.; 2004)

Made available by Alain Verstraete, MD, PhD (Gent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium):

  1. Mass spectral and GC data (Pfleger K, Maurer HH, Weber A., 2nd edition, parts 1-4, 2000).

Made available by Pascal Kintz, PhD (X'pertise Consulting, Oberhausbergen, France):

  1. Drogues et accidentalité (2011, P. Mura & P. Kintz Eds, EDP Science). The book covers the drugs of abuse and their impairment effects at work and roadside (four copies are available, the book is in french).

Made available by Nikolas Lemos, PhD (San Francisco, USA):

  1. Simpson's Forensic Medicine (Jones R and Karch SB, 12th edition)
  2. The Forensic Pharmacology of Drugs of Abuse (Drummer OH)
  3. Fundamentals of Analytical Toxicology (Flanagan RJ, Taylor AA, Andrew A, Whel ID)
  4. The Hospital Autopsy (Burton JL and Rutty G, 2nd edition)
  5. The Estimation of the Time Since Death in the Early Postmortem Period (Madea B et al, 2nd edition)
  6. The Use of Forensic Anthropology (Pickering RB and Bachman D)
  7. Craniofacial Identification in Forensic Medicine (Clement JG and Ranson DL)
  8. Explosion Investigation (Yallop HJ)
  9. Principles of Forensic Toxicology (Levine B, 2nd edition)

List of already donated books  

Donated by Rasmus Telving (Denmark):

  • Clarke’s Isolation and Identification of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Edition
    received by Dr. Bikash Sah
    Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology,
    B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences,
    Dharan, Sunsari,
    Nepal

  • Baselt (8the Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    received by Mirnela Cinije Kocibelli
    Laboratory of Toxicology,
    Institute of Forensic Medicine,
    Tirana, Albania

  • Baselt (9th Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    received by Zenping Yuan
    Office of Medical Examiner, Beijing Public Security Bureau
    Haidian District,
    Beijing 100192 (China)

  • Baselt (9th Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    received by Samar Alzeer
    Mazzah
    Damascus (Syria)

Donated by Dr. Marc LeBeau (USA):

  • Mass Spectral and GC Data of Drugs, Poisons, Pesticides, Pollutants, and their Metabolites (4 volumes), 2nd Edition
    received by Dr. Isnia Fitrasanti
    Department of Forensic and Legal Medicine,
    Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital,
    Padjadjaran Jl. Rumah Sait G-7 Bandung,
    40161 Indonesia

  • Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Edition (2 volumes)
    received by Prof. Eleuterio Umpiérrez
    Unidad de Medio Ambiente, Drogas y Doping
    Instituto Tecnológico de Pando
    Facultad de Química
    Universidad de la República
    Pando - Uruguay

  • Baselt (6th Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    received by Radu Ana Doina
    Institutul National de Medicina Legala-“Mina Minovici”,
    str.VitanBarzesti nr.9,
    042122 - Bucuresti (Romania)

  • Baselt (5th Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    received by Dr Aminata TOURE
    Pharmacien BiologisteService de Toxicologie et d'Hydrologie Université
    Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar
    Responsable du département de la santé du Sénégal
    BP 5005 Fann, Dakar

  • Martindale Complete Drug Reference (35th Edition) – 2 volumes set
    received by Doris Sandra Uria Huaita
    Medotox Medicina Laboratorial S.A.,
    Av. Juan De La Rosa N 1157(Zona Sarco),
    Av. Suecia Final N 2226 (Zona Campo Ferial),
    Cochabamba (BOLIVIA)

  • Mass Spectral and GC Data of Drugs, Poisons, Pesticides, Pollutants, and their Metabolites (4 volumes), 2nd Edition
    received by Dr. Y. ZEBBICHE
    Pharmacien Toxicologue,
    Centre National de Toxicologie,
    Route Petit Staouali NIPA Dely Brahim,
    Alger 16000 (ALGERIE)

  • CRC Handbook of Toxicology, 1st Edition
    received by Xian Ping,
    Department of Forensic Toxicology
    Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice
    Guangfu Xi Road 1347 Shanghai 200063PR China

  • Encyclopedia of Toxicology (3 volumes), 1st Edition
    received by Dr.Yeshvandra verma, M.Phil., Ph.d.,
    Toxicology laboratory, Department of Zoology,
    C.C.S.University campus, Meerut -250004- (INDIA)

  • Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Edition (2 volumes)
    received by Dr. Amarnath Mishra,
    Bismil Nagar, Ward No.22,
    Near M.P.Higher Sec. School,
    Maharajganj-273303 UP, INDIA

  • Clarke's Isolation and Identification of Drugs, 2nd Edition.
    received by Dr. Raafat Abo-Mandour,
    Toxicology Unit, Emergency Hospital - Mansoura University, El-Mansoura, Egypt.

  • Handbook of Drug Analysis: Applications in Forensic and Clinical Laboratories (1997)
    HPLC Methods on Drug Analysis (1991)
    Analytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry (1990)
    Toxicology: Principles and Applications (1996)
    Criminal Poisoning (2000)
    received by Zivanovic Aleksandar,
    Physical-Chemist, Specialist Toxicology Chemistry
    Ministry of Interior, Crime Police Directorate,
    National Forensic Centre
    Belgrade, Serbia

  • Clarke's Analysis of drugs and poisons, 3rd edition. vol 1 and 2
    USP/NF 2006 with Supplements 1 and 2
    received by Alfonso Romeo Jarpa,
    Perito Quimico Famac Untico, Unidad de Toxicologia
    Vergara 661 Dro 301, Santiago Centro
    Santiago, Chile - CP 8370326

  • Baselt (6th Edition) “Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man”
    Cassaret & Doull Toxicology, 6th Edition
    Analytical Procedures for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Emergency Toxicology, 1st Edition
    received by Dr Madina Ilyasovna Alikhodjaeva,
    Doctor of Pharmaceutical Science
    Head of Toxicological, Organic and Biological Chemistry Department
    Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute
    45, Oybek Street, Tashkent city, Uzbekistan

Donated by Prof. Olaf Drummer (Australia):

  • Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man. 3rd edition
    received by Zivanovic Aleksandar,
    Physical-Chemist, Specialist Toxicology Chemistry
    Ministry of Interior, Crime Police Directorate,
    National Forensic Centre
    Belgrade, Serbia

  • Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man. 5th edition
    received by Ms. Sakunthala Tennakoon,
    Government Analyst's Department, Torrington Square, Colombo - 07 (Sri Lanka)

Donated by Dr. Pascal Kintz (France):

  • Drogues et accidentalité (2011, P. Mura & P. Kintz Eds, EDP Science)
    received by Dr. Cristian Hansen,
    Biochemist and Legal Chemistry Specialist,
    Facultad de Ciencias Químicas,
    Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina

Donated by Jeri D. Ropero Miller (USA):

  • Ropero-Miller JD and Goldberger B, Handbook of Workplace Drug Testing (Second Edition. AACC Press, 2009).
    received by Dr. Raafat Abo-Mandour,
    Toxicology Unit, Emergency Hospital - Mansoura University, El-Mansoura, Egypt.

Donated by Dr. Nikolas Lemos (USA):

  • Clarke’s Isolation and Identification of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Edition.
    received by Miliana Werebauinona,
    Fiji Police Forensic Chemistry Laboratory,
    P.O. Box 239
    Suva, Fiji

  • Clarke’s Analysis of Drugs and Poisons, 3rd Edition (2 volumes).
    received by Miliana Cokanavula,
    Fiji Police Forensic Chemistry Laboratory,
    P.O Box 239,
    Suva, Fiji

Donated by Dr. Alain Verstraete (Belgium):

  • Drug Abuse Handbook, 1st Edition
    received by Raafat Abo-Mandour,
    Toxicology Unit,
    Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Donated by Prof. Heesun Chung (Korea):

  • Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man. 3rd edition
    received by Dr. Nebile Nebile Daglioglu,
    Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine
    01330 Balcali/Adana - Turkey

Anyone who would like to donate books for forensic toxicologists to DCF members is encouraged to do so. Here is the list of the books we recommend:

  • Klassen, C., Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill Companies, 2007.
  • Ellenhorn, Barceloux. Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning. ElSevier, 1988.
  • Clark's Isolation and Identification of Drugs and Poisons, Third Edition, Pharmaceutical Press, 2004.
  • Baselt, Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man., Biomedical Publications, Eighth Edition, 2008.
  • Goldfrank, Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies., McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.
  • Cravey, Baselt. Introduction to Forensic Toxicology., Yearbook Medical Publications, 1982.
  • Goodman and Gillman, The Pharmaceutical Basis of Therapeutics., Eleventh Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Inc., 2005.
  • Garriott, Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol., Fifth Edition, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co., Inc., 2008.
  • Niesink, et.al., Toxicology: Principles and Applications., CRC Press, Inc., 1996.
  • Haddad and Winchester, Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose., Fourth Edition, W. B. Saunders Co., 2007.
  • Karch, Karch's Pathology of Drug Abuse, Fourth Edition, CRC Press, 2008.
  • Houck, Feder's Succeeding as an Expert Witness, Fourth Edition, CRC Press, 2008.
  • Testifying in Court, American Psychological Association, 1991.
  • McMaster, LC/MS: A Practical User's Guide, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
  • Polettini, Applications of LC/MS in Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Press, 2006.
  • Ropero-Miller, J. and Goldberger B., Handbook of Workplace Drug Testing, Second Edition, AACC Press, 2009.
  • Flanagan, A. and Taylor, A., Fundamentals of Analytical Toxicology, Wiley, 2008.
  • Levine, Principles of Forensic Toxicology, Second Edition, AACC Press, 2006.
  • Lucy, Introduction to Statistics for Forensic Scientists, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.