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Forensic Toxicologist

Forensic Toxicologist. Ryan Mitchell. What is Forensic Toxicology?. The study of all aspects of toxicity that may have legal implications. What Level of Education is Needed. The minimum education level needed for this job is a bachelor’s degree

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Forensic Toxicologist

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  1. Forensic Toxicologist Ryan Mitchell

  2. What is Forensic Toxicology? • The study of all aspects of toxicity that may have legal implications.

  3. What Level of Education is Needed • The minimum education level needed for this job is a bachelor’s degree • It is recommended that a doctorate degree is obtained (this is what is preferred by most employers)

  4. How is this Related to the Solving a Crime? • They isolate and identify any substances in the body that may have contributed to the crime. • This includes: • Alcohol • Illegal/ prescription drugs • Metals • Gases like Carbon Monoxide

  5. Salary • Bachelors degree Starting salary is just under $50,000 a year • Masters degree is just over $50,000 a year • Doctorate degree receives close to $100,000 a year • With 10-19 years of experience: $ 150,000 a year

  6. Advantages/ Disadvantages • Nice pay • People call you doctor • Disadvantages • Irregular hours • Have to obtain a doctorate • Can take time away from family

  7. Other career opportunities • Could become: • Pharmacist • Biologist • Chemist • Biochemist

  8. Real Life Example • Woman dead. • Ruptured gas line and the smell of gas in the room • Officials assume that she died of exposure to gas • Toxicologist found CO in the lungs and a crushed windpipe • Turns out that her husband wanted the claim on the insurance policy that he just bought

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