ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1977
Page Count: 3

A Comparison of Decomposition Products from Selected Burned Materials with Common Arson Accelerants
Hueske, EE
Criminalists, Criminalistics Laboratory, Tex.

Clodfelter, RW
Criminalists, Criminalistics Laboratory, Tex.

(Received 9 April 1976; accepted 17 June 1976)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the burning of certain building materials could produce products that could be confused with gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, or jet fuel. The subject of laboratory investigation of arson has been treated elsewhere in the literature [1], as have specific procedures for residue isolation [2–4] and identification [2,4,5]. A study of the amounts of hydrocarbons which may be obtained from charred materials has been made [6].

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Paper ID: JFS10374J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10374J
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