EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To MOISTURE SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND MOISTURE SYSTEMS LIMITED: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report dated February 3, 1997 (and to all references to our Firm) included in or made a part of this Registration Statement and related Prospectus of Thermedics Detection Inc. ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Boston, Massachusetts July 23, 1997