An Overview of Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2002 Chemical warfare agent is defined as a chemical which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate humans (or animals) through its toxicological effects. Chemical agents are relatively simple to make and easy to transport. Moreover, their effects are immediate and dramatic.
Jts Chan, Syh Tang, Rsd Yeung
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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]
Pharmaceuticals, 2022 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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Chromogenic and fluorogenic reagents for chemical warfare nerve agents' detection [PDF]
, 2007 The ease of production, the extreme toxicity of organophosphorus-containing nerve agents, and their facile use in terrorism attacks underscores the need to develop accurate systems to detect these chemicals.
Santiago Royo +5 more
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Environmental Mimics of Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2004 There are several natural and artificial factors that mimic the effects of chemical warfare agents, thereby causing unwarranted alarm and confusion on the battlefield. Symptoms associated with chemical warfare include paralysis, muscle tremors, heavy salivation, severe burns, blistering, and corrosive skin injuries among others. Similar symptoms can be
David M. Claborn
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Counteracting poisoning with chemical warfare nerve agents [PDF]
Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju, 2020 Phosphylation of the pivotal enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by nerve agents (NAs) leads to irreversible inhibition of the enzyme and accumulation of neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which induces cholinergic crisis, that is, overstimulation of ...
Hrvat Nikolina Maček, Kovarik Zrinka
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History of Organophosphorus Compounds in the Context of Their Use as Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
MoleculesThis 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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Detoxification Properties of Guanidinylated Chitosan Against Chemical Warfare Agents and Its Application to Military Protective Clothing. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2020 This study investigates the detoxification properties of guanidinylated chitosan against chemical warfare agents and its application to the preparation of military protective clothing.
Kwon W, Jeong E.
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Chemical Warfare Agents: A Primer [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2001 Jonathan Newmark
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An Integrated Portable Multiplex Microchip Device for Fingerprinting Chemical Warfare Agents [PDF]
Micromachines, 2019 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]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2023 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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