The USACHPPM gas chromatographic procedures for the analysis of waters and soils for energetics and related compounds

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-79

  Bishop, Richard W ^a   Hable, Michael A ^a   Oliver, Curtis G ^a   Valis, Robert J ^a  

^a USACHPPM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ANALYTES; CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; ISOAMYL ACETATE; RELATED COMPOUNDS; U.S. ARMY; US ARMY;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CYCLONITE; ISOPENTYL ACETATE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037299006     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/41.2.73     Document Type: Article

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