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Light petroleum distillate (LPD)

The ASTM E1618 ignitable liquid class covering C4-C9 aliphatic products (charcoal lighter fluid, camping fuel, some paint thinners). The class most frequently subject to false-positive identification due to overlap with polyethylene pyrolysis products.

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