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Absorbent

any substance exhibiting the property of absorption. Hawley's6

Committee

Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue

Date Added to Lexicon

09/03/2024

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

ANSI/ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2023. 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