Specifies requirements and provides guidance for the analysis of fire debris on methods applicable to the determination of the presence of ignitable liquid residues (ILR) in fire debris for forensic purposes.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Referenced and related documents
2.1 Referenced documents
2.2 Related documents
3 Definitions and abbreviations
4 Sample storage
4.1 General
4.2 Packaging of samples
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Polymer bags
4.2.3 Friction-lid tins
4.2.4 Glass preservative jars
4.2.5 Other containers
4.2.6 Inappropriate packaging
4.3 Storage of sample containers
5 Reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Sample extraction
7.1 General
7.2 Direct headspace sampling
7.3 Direct solvent extraction
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Procedure
7.4 Steam distillation
7.5 Adsorption procedures
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Passive headspace sampling
7.5.2.1 General
7.5.2.2 Activated carbon strips
7.5.2.3 Activated carbon tubes
7.5.2.4 Activated carbon ‘C-bags’
7.5.2.5 Porous resin
7.5.2.6 Porous polymer adsorbent
7.5.2.7 Passive headspace sampling with SPME
7.5.3 Dynamic headspace sampling
7.6 Desorption procedures
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Solvent desorption
7.6.3 Thermal desorption
8 Instrumental analysis
8.1 General
8.2 Calibration
8.3 Gas chromatography
8.4 Gas chromatography/flame ionization detector (GC/FID)