HANNUM David W

Survey of commercially available explosives detection technologies and equipment - Rockville, Md. USA: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centre, 1998 - 130p.

Intended to provide a comprehensive overview of currently available explosives detection methods and technologies as a basis for making procurement decisions. Assumes no prior experience in the subject. Appendices include background information on explosives; vehicle search techniques; glossary; and bibliography. There are chapters on explosives trace detection equipment, use of dogs to detect explosives, automatic bulk explosives detectors, novel detector systems (some still under development), metal detection as an accessory to explosives detection, and manual search techniques.

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DETECTION SYSTEMS
DETECTION TECHNIQUES
EXPLOSIVES