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EGDN (ethylene glycol dinitrate)

A volatile nitrate ester component of dynamite-type commercial explosives. Its high vapour pressure and long soil migration distance make it a reliable post-blast indicator of commercial blasting gelatine even at distances of tens of metres from the blast seat.

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Laboratory Explosives Analysis: LC-MS, GC-MS, IC, XRF and SEM-EDX

Related terms

Electron ionisation (EI)Energy-dispersive XRF (EDXRF)ENFSI FEL Network Selected reaction monitoring (SRM)SEM-EDX Spheroidal propellant particle Split-sample protocol Suppressed conductivity IC SWGMAT

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