Title

Importance of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as a Chemical Marker in Forensic Studies.

Authors

Ashwini Satpute, Astha Pandey

Abstract

Introduction: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are omnipresent micro-pollutants. They are ubiquitous and carcinogenic in nature and found in the environment. They are obtained from Petrogenic and Pyrogenic sources and hence found everywhere. Medicolegal aspects: In recent studies, they are used as chemical markers in source identification. When petroleum products and organic materials are burned they produce a specific and unique type of PAHs which are used as chemical markers in the source apportionment. In the present study importance of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is explored in several fields of forensic science such as forensic toxicology, Environmental Forensics, Food Forensics, Petroleum Forensics, and in fire investigation. Conclusion: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are important in the different fields of forensic science such as forensic toxicology, environmental forensics, food forensic and petroleum forensic etc.

Keywords

Environment, Food, Forensic Science, Petroleum, Toxicology.