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ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVES IN VARIOUS MATRICES

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Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives

Part of the book series: NATO Security through Science Series ((NASTB))

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed several different strategies and technologies for the on-site detection of explosives. These onsite detection techniques include a colorimetric test, thin layer chromatography (TLC) kit and portable gas chromatography mass spectrometer (GC/MS).

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Science and Technology Review, Forensic Science Center, April 2002 page 11–18. This work was preformed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract W-7405-ENG-48.

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REYNOLDS, J., NUNES, P., WHIPPLE, R., ALCARAZ, A. (2006). ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF EXPLOSIVES IN VARIOUS MATRICES. In: Schubert, H., Kuznetsov, A. (eds) Detection and Disposal of Improvised Explosives. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4887-6_3

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