Quantification and aging of the post-blast residue of TNT landmines

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 742-753

  Oxley, Jimmie C ^a   Smith, James L ^a   Resende, Elmo ^a   Pearce, Evan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Detection; Forensic science; Landmines; Soil; TNT

Indexed keywords

1,3 DINITROBENZENE; 2 AMINODINITROTOLUENE; 2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 4 AMINODINITROTOLUENE; EXPLOSIVE; EXPLOSIVE RELATED COMPOUND; METAL; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; EXPLOSION; HALF LIFE TIME; LANDMINE; MATERIAL STATE; MILITARY PHENOMENA; POST BLAST RESIDUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SAND; SMALL SCALE EXPLOSIVITY DEVICE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0038725943     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002404     Document Type: Article

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