A survey of background levels of explosives and related compounds in the environment

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 802-806

  Lahoda, Kristy G ^b   Collin, Olivier L ^b   Mathis, John A ^b   LeClair, Holly E ^b   Wise, Steven H ^a   McCord, Bruce R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Electron capture; Environmental; Explosives; Forensic science; Gas chromatography; Inorganic ions

Indexed keywords

ANION; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; CATION; ESTER; EXPLOSIVE; NITRATE;

CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ANIONS; CATIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; METALS, ALKALI; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; PUBLIC FACILITIES;

EID: 47349114389     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00743.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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