Methods of detection of explosives: As chemical warfare agents

Sensors for Chemical and Biological Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 277-293

  Yelleti, Sagar ^a   Wilkins, Ebtisam S ^a   Sitdikov, Ravil A ^a   Faguy, David ^a   Seoudi, Ihab ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420005042     Document Type: Chapter

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