Indane
in fire debris, used as a generic term for substituted forms of indan, a compound which consists of a benzene ring fused to a cyclopentane ring.
DISCUSSION—In the plural form, sometimes used in fire debris analysis to refer to the class of compounds based on indan; they can be found in gasoline and, to an extent, in other petroleum products
Committee
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue
Date Added to Lexicon
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.
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