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Old Jun 29, 2012 | 1:16 pm
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BubbaLoop
 
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Originally Posted by TSORon
Believe what you like, no one here is going to stop you. I have used the strips and can say as a professional that they work just fine. Peroxides are the easiest to detect, some others not so much.

You might want to look over the link. I have used this one several times, its an interesting little device that worked but didn’t quite meet TSA’s needs.
This device indeed does detect explosive traces in the air. It detects (according to its manufacturer´s specifications) TNT, RDX, PETN and NG. It does not detect peroxides.

I stated "There is no test strip that can detect peroxides in the air above a liquid flask."

This device is neither a test strip nor detects peroxides. My case still stands.

Originally Posted by TSORon
Here is another one that is in use in many airports, read that link as well. Its always nice to have the facts available.
Yes facts: again, not a strip that is waved above a solution. Again, does not detect peroxides (RDX, PETN, TNT, Semtex, TATP, NG, Ammonium Nitrate, Hydrogen Cyanide, Phosgene, SO2, NH3 are listed as detected, as well as some narcotics).

My case still stands.

These are indeed peroxide detection dipstrips. The thing about dipstrips that seems to escape your attention is that they actually require dipping, not waving above a flask.

My case still stands.

Originally Posted by TSORon
The proof has been provided for you. Its common technology that utilizes liquid vapors of the different chemicals. You “might” want to rethink your “professional opinion” just a bit and do some more research.
I detect peroxides for a living. I have done my research (in actual scientific publications, not company websites, by the way), and your links just provide further evidence that "There is no test strip that can detect peroxides in the air above a liquid flask."
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