A Rapid Analysis of Accelerants in Fire Debris
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal
- Vol. 9 (2) , 75-80
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00085030.1976.10757248
Abstract
A system has been developed for the identification of trace amounts of petroleum products from the debris of fires using a Bentone 34 + Di-isodecylphthalate (DIDP) column. Samples were obtained in the vapour state by the following three methods: Gasoline and naphtha can be readily differentiated from other accelerants and contaminants. A large percentage of arson cases require no further examination than the oven heating method followed by G.C. analysis.Keywords
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