Determination of Nitroaromatic, Nitramine, and Nitrate Ester Explosives in Water Using Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detection: Comparison with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 406-416

  Walsh, Marianne E ^a   Ranney, Thomas ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0000771096     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/36.8.406     Document Type: Article

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