Title

Tracking The Terrorists: Identification Of Explosive Residues In Post-Explosion Debris By Lc/Ms Methods

Abstract

The identification of explosive residues in post-explosion debris was investigated using mass spectrometry/liquid chromatography methods. A method, using LC/MS-APCI in the negative-ion mode, has been developed for characterization and origin identification of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by means of its by-product isomer profile. A group of 11 inorganic oxidizers was studied and it was found that under certain conditions it is possible to identify these oxidizers by ESI-MS method. The results show that explosives in mixtures could be identified down to 5 ppb.

Publication Date

12-1-2002

Publication Title

Proceedings 50th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics

Number of Pages

37-38

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

2442684454 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/2442684454

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