Detection of methyl isocyanate in air with the use of hand-held ion mobility spectrometers

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 285-294

  Harden, Charles S ^a   Shoff, Donald B ^a  

^a Building E3835   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical agent monitor; Hand held detectors; Ion mobility spectrometry; Ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry mass spectrometry; Methyl isocyanate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000820532     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6521(1997)1:5<285::aid-fact4>3.0.co;2-t     Document Type: Article

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