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Committee's Approach to Evaluation of Taggants
Pages 6-14

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... COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO EVALUATION OF TAGGANTS Taggant Taxonomy In an effort to categorize the many existing and proposed taggant concepts, the committee developed a draft tangent concepts taxonomy as shown in Box ~ .
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... Taggant Concept Screening Questions To aid in its examination of existing and proposed taggant concepts, the committee developed a list of screening questions. These questions were provided to taggant vendors to guide their presentations to the committee, and are shown in Box 2.
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... SR] International Tri-Valley Research Given below are brief descriptions of each vendor's taggant concept culled from presentations and written materials supplied by the vendors.
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... They have been used in more than 300 million tons of animal and poultry feed since the ~ 960s at a reported cost of ten cents per ton. The company has only limited experience in explosives mixing operations, though it believes that its general approach could be adaptable to explosive applications.
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... Tracer Detection Technology Corporation University of Missouri-RolIa University of Strathclyde, Scotland Urenco NederIand B.V., the Netherlands The committee will continue to evaluate taggant concepts as the study proceeds. Department of the Treasury.
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... fireworks companies faced with significant pressure from imports; and effects on fireworks distribution methods. Chemical Manufacturers Association Marybeth Kelliher, manager of international trade, presented the CMA viewpoint about the use of taggants and possible imposition of additional precursor controls on the chemical industry.
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... However, it opposes the use of identification taggantsparticularly the Microtaggant~ product in explosive materials, stating that they can pose safety risks, will have an adverse effect on the environment and mined products, will have minimal law enforcement benefits, and will present significant costs ant! economic competitiveness issues.
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... Metaksa, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, presented the NRA viewpoint. She noted the strong NRA support for an independent assessment of taggants, particularly for black and smokeless powder, and a strong focus on bombing prevention technologies rather than explosive tagging methods.
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