Burns D T
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Fresenius J Anal Chem. 2000 Nov;368(6):544-7. doi: 10.1007/s002160000500.
Chemistry has been used for the detection of adulteration since the earliest times of recorded history going back at least 3 1/2 millennia. Since the invention of printing the subject is easier to follow. Aspects of law and its application via chemistry in regard to precious metals, food, drink and medicinal materials are reviewed over the last half millennium with particular reference to the U.K.
自至少3500年前有历史记载以来,化学就一直被用于检测掺假行为。自从印刷术发明以来,这个主题就更容易理解了。回顾了过去五个世纪里法律及其在贵金属、食品、饮料和药材方面的化学应用情况,特别提及了英国。