The first test they carried out was one used by most government authorities, which involves swabbing an earring with a solution containing ammonia and dimethylglyocime.

BBC: Earring

Injected into the exhaust stream, the solution's ammonia reacts in the de-NOx catalyzer to form nitrogen and water vapor.

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