HALOTHANE (2-BROMO-1,1,1-TRIFLUORO-2-CHLOROETHANE) AS AN EXAMPLE IN THE DISCIPLINE “FORENSIC CHEMISTRY” FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS OF PHARMACY

Elena Welchinska

doi:10.12955/cbup.v6.1316

Abstract

The quantity of pharmaceutical preparations, which are used in medicine and different areas of the economy increased because of the development of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. These substances can caise poisonings in certain situations. The sources of poisonings are: sewage of industrial enterprises; pesticides (chemical poisons) for fighting agricultural pests; soil; vegetables and fruits; chemical substances for fights against rodents and insects. The use of chemical substances in the economy increases the quantity of poisons as objects of forensic toxicological analysis. “Forensic chemistry” — is a science which studies methods for the isolation, purification, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis of toxic and poisonous substances and their metabolites in objects of various origins: animal and plant biological materials, industrial waste, emissions of waste water, the air of industrial enterprises, soil and agricultural crops, etc. The aim of this work is to study the importance of chemicals, namely fluorine-containing organic compounds, which are strong toxic substances, during the study of "Forensic Chemistry" throughout the academic period at the Pharmaceutical Faculty in Ukraine.

Highlights

Forensic chemistry is of the vital importance in the diagnostics of poisonings and crime prevention activity
These methods of forensic chemistry help to define and control the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of toxic substances presents in water and air and develop standards of pesticide residues and other toxic substances in food according to Moffat et al (2011), Bayerman (1987), Busari et al (2009), Ellenhorn (2003), Knunyants et al (1992), and Welchinska (2017)
When studying the discipline "Forensic Chemistry" students master the knowledge of chemical, analytical, biochemical methods of studying toxic substances; statistical methods are used to understand the results of such studies; the teacher in the process of work applies pedagogical, psychological approaches to optimize the learning process

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Forensic chemistry is of the vital importance in the diagnostics of poisonings and crime prevention activity. The results obtained from chemical-toxicological and sanitary investigations of the air and industrial waste water containing toxic substances were used by sanitary protection authorities for the purpose of the construction or reconstruction of waste treatment facilities. These methods of forensic chemistry help to define and control the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of toxic substances presents in water and air and develop standards of pesticide residues and other toxic substances in food according to Moffat et al (2011), Bayerman (1987), Busari et al (2009), Ellenhorn (2003), Knunyants et al (1992), and Welchinska (2017). Future professional activities of young pharmacists will be most successful in mastering the complex knowledge of both pharmaceutical and toxicological analysis (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Helsinki, 2005, Communiqué of the Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Higher Education, 2010)

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