A field diagnostic test for the improvised explosive urea nitrate

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 582-586

  Almog, Joseph ^a   Klein, Asne ^a   Tamiri, Tsippy ^b   Shloosh, Yael ^b   Abramovich Bar, Sara ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Color test; Explosives; Field test; Forensic science; p dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (p DMAB); p dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (p DMAC); Urea nitrate

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOBENZALDEHYDE; 4 DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; EXPLOSIVE; NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 18244376910     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004278     Document Type: Article

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