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Application of an HS–MS for the detection of ignitable liquids from fire debris

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10498/20335

DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.04.030

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Ferreiro González, MartaAuthority UCA; Álvarez, José A.; Ayuso Vilacides, JesúsAuthority UCA; Palma Lovillo, MiguelAuthority UCA; García Barroso, Carmelo
Date
2015-04
Department
Química Analítica; Química Física
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Talanta142(2015)150–156
Abstract
In arsonattacks,accelerantssuchasignitableliquidsarecommonlyusedtoinitiateoracceleratea fire. The detection of ignitable liquid residues at fire scenes is therefore a key step in fire investigations.The most widely used analytical technique for the analysis of accelerants is GC–MS. However,pre-concentration of the ignitable liquid residues is required prior to the chromatographic analysis.Thestandard method, ASTM E1412, involves passive headspace concentration with activated charcoal strips as a method to isolate the ignitable liquid residues from fire debris and these residues are subsequently desorbed from the carbon strip with solvents such as carbon disulfide. In the work described here, an alternative analytical technique based on an HS–MS (headspace mass spectrometry) has been developed for the thermal desorption of the carbon strips and analysis of different ignitable liquid residues in fire debris.The working conditions for the HS–MS analytical procedure were optimized using different types of fire debris (pine wood burned with gasoline and diesel). The optimized variables were desorption temperature and desorption time.The optimal conditions were 145 °C and 15 min. The optimized method was applied to a set of fire debris samples. In order to simulate post burn samples several accelerants (gasoline, diesel, citronella, kerosene, paraffin, and alcohol) were used to ignite different substrates (wood, cotton, cork, paper, and paperboard). chemometric methods (cluster analysis and discriminant analysis) were applied to the total ion spectrum obtained from the MS (45–200m/z) to discriminate between the burned samples according to the accelerant used. The method was validated by analyzing all samples by GC–MS according to the standard methods ASTM E1412 and ASTM E1618. The results obtained on using the method developed in this study were comparable to those obtained with the reference method. However, the newly developed HS–MS method is faster, safer, and more environmental friendly than the standard method.
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ignitable liquids; fire debris analysis; HS-MS
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