Explosives Tracing Database Files

This system enabled Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to initiate efforts to recover stolen or abandoned explosive materials and determine explosives that were used for criminal and illegal purposes. This series contains records documenting trace information that establishes the identity of explosive materials manufactured in the United Stat es, Canada, Austria, and Mexico.

These data include information about the manufacturer and the size of the import shipment; the explosive product name; trace levels and numbers; and the type, length, and color of wire. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC). See the ARC catalog entry for this series for more information on this data and how to order it.