Abstract
The recovery of material from fire scenes including the appropriate choice of packaging is of paramount importance. There are a wide variety of packaging materials available, each of which must be fit for purpose in terms of the sample type and subsequent analysis proposed. Similarly a range of extraction techniques exist for the recovery of, for example, ignitable liquid residues from fire debris and the deployment of an individual method relies on a balance between suitability and laboratory practice.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Editors | Jason Payne-James, Roger W. Byard |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 515-519 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128000557 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128000342 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2015 |
Keywords
- Activated carbon strip (ACS)
- Evidence recovery
- Extraction methods
- Fire debris
- Fire investigation
- GC-FID
- GC-MS
- Headspace analysis
- Ignitable liquid residue (ILR)
- Note taking and recording
- Packaging materials
- Solid phase microextraction (SPME)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences