Forensic Investigation of Explosions
Date Published
November 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Explosion investigations
Advances in Detecting and Identifying Explosives After an Attack
Date Published
February 26, 2024
Two NIJ-funded studies examine new ways to analyze trace evidence in the aftermath of an explosion or bombing.
Generating Highly Specific Spectra and Identifying Thermal Decomposition Products via Gas Chromatography / Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (GC/VUV): Application to Nitrate Ester Explosives
Journal
Talanta
Date Published
April 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Recovery and Analysis of Less Volatile Components for the Identification of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris - Continuation of current NIJ-funded project (2020-DQ-BX-0003)
15PNIJ-23-GG-04223-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$99,818
Examination of the Use of Fire Dynamics Analysis Techniques with Furniture Fueled Fires
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Coupling Paper-Based Microfluidics and Lab on a Chip Technologies for Confirmatory Analysis of Trinitro Aromatic Explosives
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Date Published
2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Correlation and analysis of smokeless powder, smokeless powder residues, and lab generated pyrolysis products via GC-MS
Journal
Forensic Chemistry
Date Published
May 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Detection of Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris by Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS)
2020-DQ-BX-0003
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$285,229
An Explosive Database
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
More Fire Power for Bomb and Arson Investigation
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
1998
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
NIJ and Jensen Hughes: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires
Date Published
February 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Development of CFAST Based Fire Simulation Toolkit for Fire Investigators
2018-R2-CX-0032
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$487,386
Guide for Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation
Date Published
June 2000
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Fire and Explosion Investigations and Forensic Analyses: Near- and Long-Term Needs Assessment for State and Local Law Enforcement
Date Published
January 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation