Designation:E1387–01StandardTestMethodforIgnitableLiquidResiduesinExtractsfromFireDebrisSamplesbyGasChromatography1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1387;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheidentificationofresiduesofignitableliquidsinextractsfromfiredebrissamples.Extrac-tionproceduresaredescribedinthereferenceddocuments.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Foraspecificprecautionarystatement,see6.3.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:E1385PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbySteamDistillation2E1386PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbySolventExtraction2E1388PracticeforSamplingofHeadspaceVaporsfromFireDebrisSamples2E1412PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbyPassiveHeadspaceConcentration2E1413PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbyDy-namicHeadspaceConcentration2E1459GuideforPhysicalEvidenceLabelingandRelatedDocumentation2E1492GuideforReceiving,Documenting,Storing,andRetrievingEvidenceinaForensicLaboratory2E1618TestMethodforIgnitableLiquidResiduesinEx-tractsfromFireDebrisSamplesbyGasChromatography-MassSpectrometry23.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Thesampleextractorpreparationisintroducedintothegaschromatographiccolumncontainingaliquidphasesuitablefortheseparationofcommonignitableliquidcomponents.Theresultingchromatogramis...
