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While there is a great deal of published literature describing methods for the analysis of organic explosives by various methods, there are comparatively few publications concerning the analysis of explosives based on inorganic chemicals. This mini-review examines the literature that is concerned with the analysis of such explosives, commonly referred to as improvised explosive devices, using ion chromatography. Pertinent details from the reviewed publications are used to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of these methods and several comparisons are also made to other analytical techniques. The general utility and limitations of the reported research for the analysis of improvised explosive devices are discussed and future directions are proposed.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Chemical Sciences
Research Group:	Analytical chemistry
Research Field:	Separation science
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
UTAS Author:	Dicinoski, GW (Associate Professor Gregory Dicinoski)
UTAS Author:	Shellie, RA (Associate Professor Robert Shellie)
UTAS Author:	Haddad, PR (Professor Paul Haddad)
ID Code:	43039
Year Published:	2006
Web of Science® Times Cited:	40
Deposited By:	Chemistry
Deposited On:	2006-08-01
Last Modified:	2013-03-07
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