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Article: Modern Methods and Applications in Analysis of Explosives.
- Article from:
- Chemistry and Industry
- Article date:
- November 7, 1994
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The increasing demand to remediate and utilise land that has been subject to previous industrial munitions use, and the need to monitor the composition of leachate and groundwater, has led to major progress in methods for the analysis of environmental levels of explosive compounds.
This text reviews developments in the field of explosives analysis in such a way that it helps the environmental analyst understand the breadth and complexity of various separation techniques for major components. As well as the explosives themselves, many of the degradation products and by-products found in environmental matrices are also discussed. Soils, water and vapours are covered, ...