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BIOMONITORING OF EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
2006An overview is presented of the major methods that are presently available for biomonitoring of exposure to chemical warfare agents, i.e., nerve agents and sulfur mustard. These methods can be applied for a variety of purposes such as diagnosis and dosimetry of exposure of casualties, verification of nonadherence to the Chemical Weapon Convention ...
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Electrochemical Biosensors for Chemical Warfare Agents
2016Since the introduction of modern CWAs at the beginning of 20th century, there has been a continuous interest in the development of robust and reliable analytical tools for the detection of these agents, to provide early alarm in case of terroristic attacks, as well as to monitor their presence in the environment and prevent contamination. Nevertheless,
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1989
Chemical warfare agents have been defined in a report authorised by the United Nations General Assembly as ‘chemical substances, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, which might be employed because of their direct toxic effects on man, animals and plants’.
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Chemical warfare agents have been defined in a report authorised by the United Nations General Assembly as ‘chemical substances, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, which might be employed because of their direct toxic effects on man, animals and plants’.
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Chemical warfare agents. Classes and targets
Toxicology Letters, 2018Synthetic toxic chemicals (toxicants) and biological poisons (toxins) have been developed as chemical warfare agents in the last century. At the time of their initial consideration as chemical weapon, only restricted knowledge existed about their mechanisms of action.
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History of chemical and biological warfare agents
Toxicology, 2005Chemical and biological warfare agents constitute a low-probability, but high-impact risk both to the military and to the civilian population. The use of hazardous materials of chemical or biological origin as weapons and for homicide has been documented since ancient times.
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