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DHS S&T Seeks Studies of Chemical Attribution Signatures

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has issued a Broad Agency Announcement seeking studies related to chemical attribution signatures for the purpose of recovering and associating samples collected at chemical events with each other and their source (people, places and events). The studies will be done in five technical focus areas: Determine if high-priority chemical threat agents or precursors produced by various synthesis methods or procured from various commercial sources contain/retain chemical attribution signatures that…

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