Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Study of the suitability of DUO plastic bags for the storage of dynamites. |
| Authors: |
Sáiz, Jorge1,2, Ferrando, José-Luis1,3, Atoche, Juan-Carlos1,3, García-Ruiz, Carmen1,2 carmen.gruiz@uah.es |
| Source: |
Forensic Science International. 2013, Vol. 232 Issue 1-3, pe33-e37. 5p. |
| Subjects: |
Plastic bags, Dynamite, Ethylene glycol, Gas chromatography, Mass spectrometry |
| Abstract: |
A comparative study on the retentiveness of two plastic bags (DUO and Royal Pack) has been carried out by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection. Two types of dynamites were packed in both plastic bags. The bags were placed into glass jars and headspace analyses were performed over 11 weeks to detect whether the volatile constituents of the dynamites were released from the bags. DUO plastic bags showed much better retentiveness than Royal Pack plastic bags. Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN) was quickly detected in the headspace of the glass jars containing Royal Pack plastic bags after 1 week of storage. On the contrary, only a weak signal of EGDN, which was not detectable in the total ion chromatogram, was detected after 11 weeks of storage. Moreover, DUO plastic bags have shown less background signals than the Royal Pack bags, being the former bags much more suitable for the storage of dynamites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
