User:C1kschmidt/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Forensic toxicology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because it's the area of chemistry I'm most interested in pursuing as a future career. This article matters because this is a practical application of chemistry that is utilized everyday in all areas of the country. It also includes important analytical techniques and their applications in forensic science. Forensic chemistry is important in general because it allows for identification of substances and aides in the legal investigation. My initial impression of this article was that it gave a precise and accurate overview of forensic toxicology in the first paragraph. Also, the rest of the article had meaningful headings that made me want to continue reading more.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section of the article had a clear and concise introduction to the topic without it being overwhelmed with detail. Throughout the lead section and the rest of the article, the content was relevant and up-to-date. It included examples of forensic analysis that led into then the analytical techniques used. The tone and balance of the article remained neutral, where it contained no bias and only presented the facts of forensic toxicology. The sources needed work. There were only 3 linked references with many of the sentences and paragraphs not containing a linked reference. Not many images were used, but I found that it worked on this page because images associated with forensic toxicology could lead to a much deeper evaluation that also belongs to other areas of chemistry that are explained in more depth on other wikipedia pages. There is not a recent active discussion on the talk page, but there is a notification that it was last updated within the past year. It seemed as if the discussions left it as the article needs more work. Overall, the article was a concise and accurate representation of my knowledge thus far on forensic toxicology. There could be room for improvement with more detail into the analysis and applications of the field.