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Field Analysis

Identification of Nitrogen Mustard Chemical Warfare Agents in Sand by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in a Military Deployable Laboratory

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Pages 1-13 | Received 29 Mar 2022, Accepted 19 May 2022, Published online: 01 Jun 2022

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