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Homeland Security

TSA Pilots Morpho Detection’s MobileTrace in Surface Transportation Modes

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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) early in August pilot tested Morpho Detection's MobileTrace and Hardened MobileTrace handheld explosives trace detection system with Transportation Security Officers at a Greyhound bus station, ferry and cruise ship terminals in New Orleans. MobileTrace, which can also detect narcotics, can collect samples using swabs or in vapor mode. In the week long pilot the TSOs used swabs to collect samples from people, their belongings and vehicles. TSA is examining portable explosive trace detectors as it…

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