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Spectroscopy-09-01-2002
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End of the Spectrum: Spectroscopy Used in Anthrax Detection System (PDF)

The debut of a new column about spectroscopy's role in current events. This installment: how spectroscopy is used in anthrax detection.

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History of the Chemical Heritage Foundation Scientific Instrumentation Museum (PDF)
End of the Spectrum: Spectroscopy Used in Anthrax Detection System (PDF)
Test of an In Vivo Method to Detect Chloroplast Division in Crop Plants, Part II: Verification of the Phenomenon by Germplasm Methods and Confocal Microscopy (PDF)
A Statistical Approach to Reporting Uncertainty on Certified Values of Chemical Reference Materials for Trace Metal Analysis (PDF)

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