Development of metrological models for internal standard single-point and multi-point calibrations for the assessment of tear gas weapons compliance with legislation

Tear gases are the most widely used non-lethal weapons, both by security forces and by the general public. The pepper spray, whose active agent is capsaicin, is the only self-defence aerosol allowed in Portugal, where capsaicin concentration must be below 5 g/100 mL. The cost-effective evaluation of...

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Published in:	Accreditation and quality assurance Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 115 - 127
Main Authors:	Silveira, Daniel M., Salgueiro, Pedro A. S., Camões, M. Filomena G. F. C., Bettencourt da Silva, Ricardo J. N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01-04-2012 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aerosols Analytical Chemistry Biochemistry Calibration Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Chromatography Commercial Law Compliance Dilution Ecotoxicology Food Science General Paper Legislation Marketing Mass spectrometry Quality control Quality standards Riot control Scientific imaging Security forces Uncertainty Weapons Tear gas weapons Single-point calibration Uncertainty Multi-point calibration Capsaicin Internal standard
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