Rapid semi-quantitative surface mapping of airborne-dispersed Chemicals using mass spectrometry

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-195

  Grange, Andrew H ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant map; DART; Dispersed chemical; High throughput; Rapid analysis

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 70349583763     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920903140379     Document Type: Article

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