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Front cover
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Fire Debris Analysis
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Copyright page
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Table of contents
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Biographies
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction
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1.1 THE OTHER USE OF GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL
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1.2 FIRE INVESTIGATION
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1.3 WHAT IS FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS?
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1.4 WHO PERFORMS FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS?
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 2: History
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2.1 PREAMBLE
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2.2 SAMPLE ANALYSIS
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2.3 SAMPLE EXTRACTION
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2.4 STUDY OF INTERFERENCES
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 3: Review of Basic Organic Chemistry
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3.1 INTRODUCTION
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3.2 CHEMICAL BONDS
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3.3 CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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3.4 IUPAC NOMENCLATURE
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 4: Chemistry and Physics of Fire and Liquid Fuels
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4.1 DEFINITION OF FIRE
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4.2 COMBUSTION
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4.3 PHASE CHANGES
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4.4 PYROLYSIS
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4.5 FIRE DEVELOPMENT
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4.6 LIQUID FUEL PROPERTIES
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 5: Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues at Fire Scenes
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5.1 INTRODUCTION
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5.2 BURN PATTERNS
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5.3 ELECTRONIC SNIFFERS
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5.4 COLORIMETRIC TUBES
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5.5 ACCELERANT DETECTION CANINES
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5.6 IGNITABLE LIQUID ABSORBENT
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5.7 ULTRAVIOLET DETECTION
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5.8 PORTABLE GAS-CHROMATOGRAPH (-MASS SPECTROMETER)
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 6: Sample Collection
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6.1 INTRODUCTION
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6.2 SAMPLE SELECTION
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6.3 SAMPLE REMOVAL
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6.4 SAMPLE PACKAGING
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6.5 EVIDENCE ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 7: Flammable and Combustible Liquids
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7.1 INTRODUCTION
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7.2 HISTORY
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7.3 SOURCES OF CRUDE OIL
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7.4 COMPOSITION OF CRUDE OIL
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7.5 REFINING PROCESSES
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7.6 PETROLEUM PRODUCT PROPERTIES
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7.7 THE ASTM CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 8: Gas Chromatography and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
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8.1 INTRODUCTION
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8.2 CHROMATOGRAPHIC THEORY
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8.3 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
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8.4 MASS SPECTROMETRY
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8.5 PARAMETERS USED IN FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS
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8.6 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION METHODS IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY–MASS SPECTROMETRY
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 9: Interpretation of Data Obtained from Neat Ignitable Liquids
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9.1 INTRODUCTION
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9.2 PETROLEUM v. NONPETROLEUM IGNITABLE LIQUIDS
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9.3 BOILING POINT RANGE
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9.4 PETROLEUM-BASED IGNITABLE LIQUIDS
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9.5 GASOLINE
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9.6 PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
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9.7 ISOPARAFFINIC PRODUCTS
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9.8 NAPHTHENIC PARAFFINIC PRODUCTS
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9.9 NORMAL-ALKANE PRODUCTS
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9.10 AROMATIC PRODUCTS
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9.11 NONPETROLEUM-BASED IGNITABLE LIQUIDS
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9.12 IGNITABLE LIQUID IDENTIFICATION SCHEME
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9.13 COMPARISON OF IGNITABLE LIQUIDS
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 10: Preliminary Examination of Evidence
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10.1 INTRODUCTION
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10.2 DOCUMENTATION
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10.3 INITIAL OBSERVATION
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10.4 OTHER FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS
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10.5 DETAILED OBSERVATIONS
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 11: Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris
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11.1 INTRODUCTION
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11.2 DISTILLATION TECHNIQUES
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11.3 SOLVENT EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES
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11.4 HEADSPACE TECHNIQUE
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11.5 ADSORPTION TECHNIQUES
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11.6 CHOOSING THE RIGHT TECHNIQUE
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 12: Interpretation of Ignitable Liquid Residues Extracted from Fire Debris
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12.1 INTRODUCTION
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12.2 MATERIALS CONSTITUTING SUBSTRATES
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12.3 CONCEPT OF INTERFERING PRODUCTS
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12.4 OTHER INFLUENCES ON ILR
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12.5 INTERPRETATION KEY
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 13: Other Techniques of Analysis and the Future of Fire Debris Analysis
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13.1 INTRODUCTION
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13.2 COMPREHENSIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY–MASS SPECTROMETRY (GCxGC–MS)
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13.3 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY–MASS SPECTROMETRY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC–MS/MS)
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13.4 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY–ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC–IRMS)
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13.5 ELECTRON IONIZATION FOURIER TRANSFORM ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE (EI FT–ICR)
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13.6 VAPOR PHASE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY
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13.7 SECOND DERIVATIVE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETRY
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13.8 THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC)
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13.9 AROMA DETECTION TECHNOLOGY
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13.10 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 14: Other Possible Examinations Conducted on Fire Debris
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14.1 INTRODUCTION
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14.2 VEGETABLE OIL RESIDUES (VOR)
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14.3 VEHICLE FLUIDS
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14.4 FLARE (FUSEE) RESIDUES
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14.5 HOMEMADE CHEMICAL BOMBS (HCBS)
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14.6 FLASH POINT
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 15: Education, Training, and Certification
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15.1 INTRODUCTION
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15.2 PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
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15.3 EDUCATION
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15.4 TRAINING
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15.5 CONTINUING EDUCATION
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15.6 MEASURE OF COMPETENCE
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15.7 CERTIFICATION
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 16: Standardization
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16.1 INTRODUCTION
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16.2 DEFINITION OF STANDARDIZATION
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16.3 ASTM TECHNICAL COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
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16.4 ASTM STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
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16.5 TYPES OF STANDARDS
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16.6 STANDARD PRACTICES FOR FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS
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16.7 STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR FIRE DEBRIS ANALYSIS
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REFERENCES
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CHAPTER 17: Accreditation
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17.1 INTRODUCTION
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17.2 ASCLD/LAB
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17.3 ASCLD/LAB LEGACY PROGRAM
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17.4 ISO/IEC 17025
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REFERENCES
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Abbreviations
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Index
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Color Plates
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