Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris: A Guideline for Forensic Experts

Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris: A Guideline for Forensic Experts discusses and illustrates the characteristics of different ignitable liquid products. This guideline builds on the minimum criteria of the ignitable liquid classes defined in the internationally accepted standard ASTM E1618 Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The volume provides information on the origin of the characteristics of these ignitable liquid products and provides a summary of characteristics to demonstrate a positive identification of the particular product class. Topics such as the term ignitable liquid, relevant guidelines for fire debris analysis, production processes of ignitable liquids, fire debris analysis methods, and interferences in fire debris analysis, are briefly discussed as these topics are essential for the understanding of the identification and classification of ignitable liquid residues in fire debris.

Discusses the characteristics and variations in chemical composition of different classes of the ignitable liquid products defined by ASTM E1618:14Covers the General Production Processes of Ignitable Liquid ProductsIncludes a guide for the Identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris

1. Introduction
2. Ignitable Liquid Products
3. ASTM E1618
4. General Production Processes of Ignitable Liquid Products
5. Fire Debris Analysis Methods
6. Interferences in Identification of Ignitable Liquid Products
7. Guidance for the Identification of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris