Report Date
April 2020
Description
This report summarizes the development and implementation of a novel sampling device (capillary microextraction of volatiles [CMV]) invented in the Almirall research group at Florida International University for ILR extraction as an alternative to current techniques. The versatility of the CMV device has the potential for field sampling applications when coupled with portable analytical systems, and it has been successful in the following studies: sampling volatile compounds generated by explosives, detecting marijuana plants, detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from amphetamines, analyzing breath samples, sampling organic gunshot residue (OGSR) VOCs, and sampling BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and the three xylene isomers) compounds in environmental studies. This report is intended for forensic practitioners who want to better understand newly developed technologies and their use and application to forensic casework.
Resources
- Success Story: NIJ and Jensen Hughes: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires
- ASCLD Train the Director Webinar Series: Fire Debris Analysis is Not Black Magic!
- Technical Note: Detection of Organic Gunshot Residue Using Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles with Cyrofocusing
- Comparison of Portable and Benchtop GC-MS Coupled to Capillary Microextration of Volatiles for the Extraction and Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Residues