The distribution of natural stable isotopes of carbon as a possible tool for the differentiation of samples of TNT.
TNT samples from different countries are shown to have different 13C/12C ratios. The delta13C spread (against the PDB standard) is about 6.5%. 13C/12C ratios can therefore be utilized in order to correlate or discriminate between samples of TNT.
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005060:Europe; D007557:Israel; D009656:North America; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000032:analysis*
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D014303:Trinitrotoluene