Describe the headspace technique for recovering accelerant residues. What instrument is most often used to detect and characterize recovered flammable residues?

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In the headspace technique, an airtight container holding debris from the fire scene is heated, vaporizing any volatile residue present in the debris and trapping the vapor in the container’s enclosed airspace. The vapor, or headspace, is removed with a syringe. A gas chromatograph is usually used to detect and characterize residues in the vapor.

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