ASTM E1618
Standard Test Method for Ignitable Liquid Residues in Extracts from Fire Debris Samples by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The active analytical standard defining petroleum distillate classes and requiring pattern recognition by TIC and extracted ion profiles. Superseded the withdrawn ASTM E1387 (withdrawn 2010).
Explained in these topics
- Accelerant Detection: ASTM E1387 / E1618 and Passive Headspace Concentration
- Fire Debris Analysis: GC-MS and ASTM E1618 Pattern Recognition
- Standards, Accreditation and Admissibility in Fire and Explosives
- Fire Scene Examination and the NFPA 921 Systematic Methodology
- Origin and Cause: V-Patterns, Char Depth, Electrical Indicators