The effect of volatile residues in burnt household items on the detection of fire accelerants

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-15

  Fernandes, M S ^a   Lau, C M ^a   Wong, W C ^a  

^a Government Laboratory   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fire accelerant analysis; Fire debris analysis; Forensic science; Pyrolytic products; Volatile residues

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; KEROSENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; FIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; PYROLYSIS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036317504     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(02)71791-7     Document Type: Article

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