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Title: Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate Lifetimes on Building and Furniture Materials.

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1267098
Report Number(s):
SAND2007-2034C
526868
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proposed for presentation at the 2007 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security: held May 16-17, 2007 in Boston, MA.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Borek, Theodore T,, Wiemann, Dora K., Alam, Todd Michael, and McIntyre, Sarah K. Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate Lifetimes on Building and Furniture Materials.. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
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Borek, Theodore T,, Wiemann, Dora K., Alam, Todd Michael, & McIntyre, Sarah K. Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate Lifetimes on Building and Furniture Materials.. United States.
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Borek, Theodore T,, Wiemann, Dora K., Alam, Todd Michael, and McIntyre, Sarah K. Sun . "Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate Lifetimes on Building and Furniture Materials.". United States. doi:. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1267098.
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title = {Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry for Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate Lifetimes on Building and Furniture Materials.},
author = {Borek, Theodore T, and Wiemann, Dora K. and Alam, Todd Michael and McIntyre, Sarah K.},
abstractNote = {Abstract not provided.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
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