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Headspace Analysis

Practice for sampling and analyzing the headspace in a closed container. [In fire debris analysis, there are several types of headspace sampling techniques: see dynamic headspace concentration, passive headspace concentration, static headspace concentration, static headspace sampling.]

Committee

Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2020. Source link

Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org