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Biotechnological Methods of Destruction of Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Detoxication Products

Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023
The work presents an overview of the main results of experimental and theoretical researches made by the Federal State Budgetary Establishment «27 Scientific Centre» of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation together with other scientific ...
I. V. Filimonov, A. A. Yankovskaya, N. V. Zavyalova, A . N. Golipad, D. P. Kolesnikov, V. A. Kovtun, V. I. Kholstov, Ye. N. Yefremenko   +7 more
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Counteracting poisoning with chemical warfare nerve agents

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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Reactive Organic Suspensions Comprising ZnO, TiO₂, and Zeolite Nanosized Adsorbents: Evaluation of Decontamination Efficiency on Soman and Sulfur Mustard

Toxics, 2021
This paper comprises an extensive study on the evaluation of decontamination efficiency of three types of reactive organic suspensions (based on nanosized adsorbents) on two real chemical warfare agents: soman (GD) and sulfur mustard (HD). Three types of
Raluca Elena Ginghina, Adriana Elena Bratu, Gabriela Toader, Andreea Elena Moldovan, Tudor Viorel Tiganescu, Ramona Elena Oncioiu, Panaghia Deliu, Razvan Petre, Gabriel Epure, Munizer Purica   +9 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.
Ana M. Costero, Anitha, Bencic-Nagale, Dale, Eubanks, Félix Sancenón, Gehauf, Gehauf, Hammond, Hartmann-Thompson, Hill, Jr., Houten, Ilhan, Jenkins, Jenkins, Jenkins, Knapton, Lin, Margarita Parra, Martínez-Máñez, Negeh-Ngwainbi, Nieuwenhuizen, Pavlov, Ramón Martínez-Máñez, Russel, Sadik, Salvador Gil, Santiago Royo, Silva, Simonian, Sohn, Southard, Steiner, Terrier, Wallace, Wallace, Walt, Wang, Wheelis, Yang, Yu, Zhang, Zhou   +42 more
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The percutaneous absorption of soman in a damaged skin porcine model and the evaluation of WoundStat™ as a topical decontaminant [PDF]

, 2017
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate a candidate haemostat (WoundStat™), down-selected from previous in vitro studies, for efficacy as a potential skin decontaminant against the chemical warfare agent pinacoyl methylfluorophosphonate (Soman, GD)
Chilcott, Robert P, Chipman, J Kevin, Dalton, Christopher, Graham, John S, Hall, Charlotte, Jenner, John, Lydon, Helen   +6 more
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Fluorescent Discrimination between Traces of Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Mimics [PDF]

, 2014
An array of fluorogenic probes is able to discriminate between nerve agents, sarin, soman, tabun, VX and their mimics, in water or organic solvent, by qualitative fluorescence patterns and quantitative multivariate analysis, thus making the system ...
Berg, Alexander, Díaz de Greñu Puertas, Borja, Eklind, Ida, Gunnars, Johan, Moreno Mediavilla, Daniel, Nilsson, Tobias, Nyman, Rasmus, Persson, Milton, Pettersson, Johannes, Torroba Pérez, Tomás, Wästerby, Pär   +10 more
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Translational research on chemical nerve agents

Neurobiology of Disease, 2020
This special issue will describe cutting-edge translational research on the development of safe and effective therapeutics for treating exposure to toxic chemical threat agents that target the nervous system.
David A. Jett, Shardell M. Spriggs
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Drugs as Chemical Weapons: Past and Perspectives

Toxics, 2023
The emergence of modern chemical weapons and chemical warfare is traditionally associated with World War I, but the use of poisons in the military has its roots deep in the past.
Vladimír Pitschmann, Zdeněk Hon
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Controversy Over Chemical Weapons Dumped in the Baltic Sea [PDF]

Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2022
The purpose of this study is to discuss and attempt to analyse the issue of chemical weaponscontaining chemical warfare agents (CWA) and conventional ammunition containing toxic chemicalsthat pose a threat to the ecological safety of the Baltic Sea ...
Krzysztof Świder
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Neurotoxicity [PDF]

, 2014
Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
Brust, Creeley, Feldman, Grandjean, Herken, Panzica, Parent, Pessah, Rice, Román, Spencer, Spencer, Tu, Vinken, Yasui, Zawia   +15 more
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