Defense and Forensic Applications of Thermal Desorption

This is a comprehensive guide to using thermal desorption for homeland security, military and forensic applications. It describes how thermal desorption can be used for a variety of defense and forensic applications, from detecting trace-level agents, monitoring air for explosives and drug analysis and directs you towards relevant application notes which describe the methods in detail. The guide also describes relevant analytical and sampling techniques and outlines the advantages of using thermal desorption.