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Taggant Detection Taggant

Nitro compounds that possess a high vapor pressure and are added to enhance the detection of plastic explosives by vapor detection means.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 092 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Explosives. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link(link is external)