Designation:E1385–00StandardPracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnitableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbySteamDistillation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1385;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheprocedureforseparatingvisiblequantitiesofwaterinsolublehydrocarbonsfromsamplesoffiredebris.1.2Thispracticeisrecommendedonlyforsampleswhichhaveadetectableodorofpetroleumdistillateswhenexaminedatroomtemperature.1.3Thispracticecanyieldusefulextractsbytheapplicationofasolventtothedistillationtrapintheeventthatonlysmallquantitiesofhydrocarbonsareobtained.1.4Alternateseparationandconcentrationproceduresarelistedinthereferenceddocuments.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1193SpecificationforReagentWater2E752PracticeforSafetyandHealthRequirementsRelatingtoOccupationalExposuretoCarbonDisulfide3E1386PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbySolventExtraction4E1387TestMethodforIgnitableLiquidResiduesinEx-tractsfromSamplesofFireDebrisbyGasChromatogra-phy4E1412PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbyPassiveHeadspaceConcentration4E1413PracticeforSeparationandConcentrationofIgnit-ableLiquidResiduesfromFireDebrisSamplesbyDy-namicHeadspaceConcentration4E1459GuideforPhysicalEvidenceLabelingandRelatedDocumentation4E1492PracticeforReceiving,Documenting,Storing,andRetrievingEvidenceinaForensicScienceLaboratory4E1618GuideforIgnitableLiquidResiduesinExtractsfromFireDebrisSamplesbyGasChromatograph...
