Forensic identification of inorganic explosives by ion chromatography

Analytical Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 639-657

  Dicinoski, Greg W ^a   Shellie, Robert A ^a   Haddad, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anion; Cation; Explosives; Forensic analysis; Improvised explosive devices; Ion chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645539824     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710600609735     Document Type: Short Survey

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