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Determination of gasoline and diesel residues on wool, silk, polyester and cotton materials by SPME–GC–MS

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The identification of ignitable liquids is very important and challenging aspect in arson crime investigations. The detection of gasoline and diesel fuel components using solid phase micro-extraction prior to gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for the forensic analysis of fire debris has been carried out. Previous works show that the absorption characteristics of the substrate are one of the most important factors in determining the evaporation rate of the accelerants. In order to determine the presence of the fuel residues, four of the most common substrate materials were tested in this work; wool, cotton, silk and polyester. The obtained results indicate that both gasoline and diesel fuel accelerants persisted longer on wool and silk than on the other selected substrates. Such information illustrates the influence of fuel persistence times after extinguishing and the best materials to be scanned for ignitable liquids at the fire scene.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmad Aqel, Kareem Yusuf, Zeid A. Al Othman & A. Yacine Badjah-Hadj-Ahmed

  2. King Fahd Security College, P.O. Box 2511, Riyadh, 11461, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrhman M. Dhabbah

  3. Regional Analytical SABIC T and I, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Nasser M. AL-Harbi

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Aqel, A., Dhabbah, A.M., Yusuf, K. et al. Determination of gasoline and diesel residues on wool, silk, polyester and cotton materials by SPME–GC–MS. J Anal Chem 71, 730–736 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934816070029

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