An Analysis of Background Interference on Fire Debris

AbstractIn this study, the controlled burn experiments of carpets with and without gasoline in this study and commonly encountered substrates produced complex chromatograms producing peaks that were identified by mass spectrometry and comparison with reference standards and each other. The result shown that many of the compounds frequently encountered as a result of either combustion products or pyrolysis products of carpets detected in fresh gasoline as well. These compounds as background interferences that detect weather the gasoline exist in carpet combustion products or not