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Date
February 2022
Overview
The work in this report is an extension of the capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) application (M. Torres et al., 2020) by Florida International University, reported by the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) in April 2020. This technical note details the optimization of a field-sampling protocol originally used with solid phase microextraction (SPME), now adapted for use with the CMV (M. N. Torres & Almirall, 2022). Following the optimization, Florida International University researchers extracted ILRs from simulated fire debris and analyzed the extracted compounds using a portable GC-MS unit. Finally, qualitative sampling researchers conducted at a controlled structural fire for a preliminary field assessment of the sampling protocol and portable unit.
Resources
- Evaluation of Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles (CMV) Coupled to a Person-portable Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC–MS) for the Analysis of Gasoline Residues
- Comparison of Portable and Benchtop GC-MS Coupled to Capillary Microextration of Volatiles for the Extraction and Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Residues
- Modifications to Capillary Microextraction in Volatiles for the Extraction of Ignitable Liquid Residues
Funding for this Forensic Technology Center of Excellence report was provided by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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