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Passive headspace charcoal-strip extraction

ASTM E1412 method. Fire debris is sealed in an unlined metal can with a suspended activated-charcoal strip, heated to 60 to 80 degrees Celsius overnight, then the strip is eluted with carbon disulfide for GC-MS analysis.

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