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Sublimation hazard

The tendency of TATP and HMTD to convert directly from solid to vapour at ambient temperature and pressure, reducing residue availability at post-blast scenes over time and requiring rapid collection and refrigerated transport to the laboratory.

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Ammonium adduct [M + NH4]+ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil)EU Regulation 2019/1148HMTD (hexamethylene triperoxide diamine)PESO (Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation)Suspicious transaction reportingTATP (triacetone triperoxide)Urea nitrateVelocity of detonation (VoD)

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