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Title: FY02 Field Evaluations of an In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
807060
Report Number(s):
SAND2002-4135
TRN: US200305%%272
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CALIFORNIA; MILITARY FACILITIES; FIELD TESTS; MONITORS

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HO, CLIFFORD K., MCGRATH, LUCAS K., and MAY, JAMES. FY02 Field Evaluations of an In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.2172/807060.
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HO, CLIFFORD K., MCGRATH, LUCAS K., & MAY, JAMES. FY02 Field Evaluations of an In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. United States. doi:10.2172/807060.
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HO, CLIFFORD K., MCGRATH, LUCAS K., and MAY, JAMES. Sun . "FY02 Field Evaluations of an In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA". United States. doi:10.2172/807060. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/807060.
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title = {FY02 Field Evaluations of an In-Situ Chemiresistor Sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, CA},
author = {HO, CLIFFORD K. and MCGRATH, LUCAS K. and MAY, JAMES},
abstractNote = {No abstract prepared.},
doi = {10.2172/807060},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
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