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Up to now so called sniffer dogs are the most successful and widespread systems for the explosives detection at airports and in public areas. Dogs are able to detect explosives under various conditions. On the other hand dogs are living beings and their behavior and skills are influenced by numerous parameters (e.g. age, sex, trainer, daily condition, etc.). To overcome these problems concerning the detection of explosives and illicit substances by dogs chemical sensors seemed to be a valuable alternative for this application and therefore a valuable tool in counter terrorism.§The presented papers are an outcome of an NATO ARW which was hold in Moscow and cover different aspects of vapour and trace detection of explosive. Starting from different scenarios (airport security, inspection of large areas, freight screening, boarding passes, etc.) and taking into account the capability of dogs the chances of and demands on chemical sensors are discussed in view of their possible application. Several papers highlight the capability and possibilities of different methods and devices for the vapour detection of explosives (drift MS, high speed gas analyzers, ion mobility increment spectrometer, etc.). Information about the post explosion identification of explosives by LC/MS and the development of explosive standards for dog training and sensor testing are presented also.

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Book category Books in English Technology, engineering, agriculture Other technologies & applied sciences Explosives technology & pyrotechnics

• Full title: Vapour and Trace Detection of Explosives for Anti-Terrorism Purposes
• Subtitle: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Moscow, Russia, 19-20 March 2003
• Author: M. Krausa
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 152
• EAN: 9781402027147
• ISBN: 1402027141
• ID: 01415864
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Weight: 420 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 242 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. October 2004

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