Designation:E2710−11´1StandardGuideforPreservationofCharredDocuments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2710;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.´1NOTE—EditorialcorrectionsweremadetoSection7inMay2011.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesproceduresthatshouldbeusedbyforensicdocumentexaminers(GuideE444)forthepreserva-tionofcharreddocuments.1.2Theseproceduresincludeevaluationofthesufficiencyofthematerialrequiringpreservation.1.3Theparticularmethodsemployedinagivencasewilldependuponthenatureofthematerialavailableforpreserva-tion.1.4Thisguidedoesnotcoverallprocedurestopreservecharreddocuments.Consultationwithadocumentconserva-tionist,archivist,orrelatedmaterialexpert,aswellasreferencematerials,maybenecessary.1.5Thisguidedoesnotreplaceknowledge,skill,ability,experience,education,ortraining(GuideE2388)andshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofessionaljudgment.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E444GuideforScopeofWorkofForensicDocumentExaminersE2388GuideforMinimumTrainingRequirementsforFo-rensicDocumentExaminersE2711GuideforPreservationofLiquidSoakedDocuments3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1bonefolder,n—apieceofshapedboneorothermaterial,suchasplasticorTeflon,typicallyusedbybookbind-erstocreasepaperandtoseparatepiecesofpaperthatarestucktogether.3.1.2charreddocuments,n—documentsdamagedbyheatorfire.3.1.3paryleneprocessing,n—thedepositionofaclearpolymercoatingonadocument(s)withinavacuumchambertostrengthenandstabilizethedocument(s).3.1.4polyesterfilmencapsulation,n—aprocesswherebyadocumen...
