Citation

Treibs R. Arch. Kriminol. 2014; 233(3-4): 95-113.

Vernacular Title

Analyse von Humanmaterial auf flüchtige Brandbeschleunigungsmittel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24855737

Abstract

In police investigations of fires, the cause of a fire and the fire debris analysis regarding traces of fire accelerants are important aspects for forensic scientists. Established analytical procedures were recently applied to the remains of fire victims. When examining lung tissue samples, vapors inhaled from volatile ignitable liquids could be identified and differentiated from products of pyrolysis caused by the fire. In addition to the medico-legal results this evidence allowed to draw conclusions as to whether the fire victim was still alive when the fire started.

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