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Semtex H

A plastic explosive manufactured by Explosia a.s. (Czech Republic) containing approximately 41% PETN and 41% RDX in a styrene-butadiene rubber binder. Identified by co-detection of RDX and PETN in post-blast residue at characteristic mass ratios.

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Brisance (shattering power)C-4Composition B (Comp B)Detonating cord (det cord)DMDNBGC-ECDICAO Montreal Protocol on Plastic Explosives (1991)LC-MS/MS (negative ESI)Oxygen balance

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