Measurement of trace explosive residues in a surrogate operational environment: Implications for tactical use of chemical sensing in C-IED operations

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 395, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-369

  Kunz, Roderick R ^a   Gregory, Kerin Clow ^a   Hardy, Dennis ^a   Oyler, Jonathan ^b   Ostazeski, Stanley A ^b   Fountain III, Augustus Way ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Background clutter; Explosives detection; Improvised explosive device; RDXfv; TNT; Trace residue

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND CLUTTER; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE; RDXFV; TNT; TRACE RESIDUE;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); NITRATION; SENSORS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

EXPLOSIVES;

CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRIAZINES; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949205733     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2748-2     Document Type: Article

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