Sample preparation for the analysis of water soluble accelerants in fire debris

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Ren, Q ^a   Bertsch, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; KETONE; METHANOL; WATER;

ARSON; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; FIBER; FIRE; FLAMMABILITY; HEATING; LIQUID; SAMPLING; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033918805     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2000.10757499     Document Type: Article

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