An investigation into the fate of organic explosives in soil

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-84

  Detata, David ^a,b   Collins, Peter ^a   McKinley, Allan ^b  

^a ChemCentre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

forensic science; organic explosives; soil

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DINITRO AROMATICS; ESTER DERIVATIVE; NITRATE ESTER DERIVATIVE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE; TRINITROBENZENE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BOMB; IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL COMPOSITION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84875966161     PISSN: 00450618     EISSN: 1834562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2012.691548     Document Type: Article

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