Biological Agent Detection and Identification by the Block II Chemical Biological Mass Spectrometer

Field Analytical Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 177-184

  Griest, Wayne H ^a   Wise, Marcus B ^a   Hart, Kevin J ^a   Lammert, Stephen A ^a   Thompson, Cyril V ^a   Vass, Arpad A ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodetection and identification; Biological warfare agents; Fieldable ion trap mass spectrometer; Thermal hydrolysis methylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035601275     PISSN: 1086900X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fact.1019     Document Type: Article

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