Naslov
Preconcentration techniques for trace explosive sensing

Autori
Gillanders, Ross N. ; Glackin, James M.E. ; Filipi, Janja ; Kezic, Nikola ; Samuel, Ifor D.W. ; Turnbull, Graham A.

Izvornik
Science of the total environment (0048-9697) 658 (2019); 650-658

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Nitroaromatic, Apis mellifera carnica, REST sampling, Luminescence quenching, Fluoropolymer, Honeybee

Sažetak
Trace sensing of explosive vapours is a method in humanitarian demining and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection that has received increasing attention recently, since accurate, fast, and reliable chemical detection is highly important for threat identification. However, trace molecule sampling in the field can be extremely difficult due to factors including weather, locale, and very low vapour pressure of the explosive. Preconcentration of target molecules onto a substrate can provide a method to collect higher amounts of analyte for analysis. We used the commercial fluoropolymer Aflas as a preconcentrator material to sorb explosive molecules to the surface, allowing subsequent detection of the explosives via the luminescence quenching response from the organic polymer Super Yellow. The preconcentration effect of Aflas was confirmed and characterised with 2, 4-DNT, prior to field sampling being conducted at a test minefield in Croatia by placing preconcentration strips in the entrance of beehives, where honeybees have collected explosive materials during free-flying. In this work we show for the first time a method for confirmation of landmines combining honeybee colonies containing a preconcentration material and subsequent monitoring of luminescence quenching.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Interdisciplinarne biotehničke znanosti, Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

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