Evaluation of different sampling media for their potential use as a combined swab for the collection of both organic and inorganic explosive residues

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 102-110

  Song im, Nopporn ^a   Benson, Sarah ^b   Lennard, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Australian Federal Police   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol wipes; Explosives; Inorganic residues; Organic residues; Sampling; Swabs

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; GLASS; PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRANITRATE; PLASTIC; SODIUM CHLORATE; TRIACETONE TRIPEROXIDE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DIODE; EXPLOSION; FLOW RATE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865618121     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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