Among the Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical warfare (CW) is probably one of the most brutal created by mankind in comparison with biological and nuclear warfare.
Vijayaraghavan R, Ganesan K, Raza S
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Antimicrobial Activity and Degradation Ability Study on Nanoparticle-Enriched Formulations Specially Designed for the Neutralization of Real and Simulated Biological and Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
The present work reveals a comprehensive decontamination study on real and simulated biological and chemical warfare agents (BCWA). The emphasis was on evaluating the antimicrobial activity against real biological warfare agents, such as Bacillus ...
Raluca-Elena Ginghina +12 more
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History of Organophosphorus Compounds in the Context of Their Use as Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
This is a broad look at the history of phosphorus—from the element through its inorganic and organic compounds to the applications of organophosphates.
Maciej Boczkowski +3 more
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An Integrated Portable Multiplex Microchip Device for Fingerprinting Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
The rapid and reliable detection of chemical and biological agents in the field is important for many applications such as national security, environmental monitoring, infectious diseases screening, and so on.
Karolina Petkovic +11 more
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Selected decontamination methods of chemical warfare agents covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention [PDF]
Decontamination is the overall physicochemical process leading to completely neutralising or weakening the toxic properties of poisonous substances. In the literature, there are many ways to eliminate contamination, including more through innovative ...
Paweł Sura, Stanisław Popiel
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A clinical approach to an unidentified aerosolized bioterrorism agent: a narrative review for emergency providers [PDF]
The current heightened international political climate is accompanied by increased risk of chemical or biological agent weaponization. Historical accounts of biochemical warfare are extensive, and considering the recent use of such agents for targeted ...
Rashed Alremeithi +4 more
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The smart, rapid, and customizable detection of chemical warfare agents is a huge issue for taking the proper countermeasures in a timely fashion. The printing techniques have established the main pillar to develop miniaturized electrochemical biosensors
Fabiana Arduini
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Chemical weapon in the 20th and 21st centuries. Part 1. Chemical warfare agents before G nerve agent group discovery [PDF]
The publication contains a synthesis of knowledge about chemical weapon and its use during the First World War and in the period after that war, until the nerve agent discovery.
Marcin Kloske, Zygfryd Witkiewicz
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Background: Nerve Agents (NAs) are a chemical weapons, and their use is prohibited. They were used for numerous-times in the warfare of Iraq against Iran.
khosrow Agin , Babak Mostafazadeh
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Model typowania sprawców zamachów z wykorzystaniem bojowych środków chemicznych [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to try to identify the types of individuals and/or non-state organizations that are most capable of carrying out attacks on passenger aircraft using chemical warfare agents.
Daniel Kucharek
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