Recovery of accelerants in aqueous samples from fire debris using solid-phase microextraction (SPME)

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 283-287

  Almirall, J R ^a   Bruna, J ^b   Furton, K G ^b  

^a Metro Dade Police Department   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerants; Aqueous extraction; Fire debris; Forensic science; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DISULFIDE; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 0029959663     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(96)72615-1     Document Type: Article

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