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Chemical Warfare Agents in Plants: Biodefensive Terpenes from Sagebrush [PDF]
, 2013 To prevent being eaten, some plants create compounds that are toxic to herbivores, and herbivores respond by creating new ways to metabolize these toxins. For example, sagebrush produces bio-defensive terpenes to deter foraging by sage grouse.
Stierman, Belinda
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Mesoporous Mn-based multi-component metal oxide for fast chemical warfare agent degradation
AIP Advances, 2022 Protection against harmful chemical compounds is a major social concern, especially chemical warfare agents (CWAs) that are easy to synthesize and can cause mass casualties.
Yao Wu +8 more
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Proceedings, 2023 The task of deployable military laboratories is to perform the fast identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and related chemicals in various types of samples in field conditions [...]
Tomas Rozsypal
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Biological Terrorism, Emerging Diseases, and National Security [PDF]
, 1998 Examines the extent to which bioterrorist attacks have proven or may prove difficult to distinguish from outbreaks of emerging diseases. Makes recommendations for how the U.S.
Christopher F. Chyba
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, 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 ...
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Research progress in photocatalytic degradation of chemical warfare agents
Cailiao gongcheng, 2020 The rapid development of photocatalytic technology has attracted attention in the field of decontamination of chemical agents (CWAs). Owing to high-efficiency, broad-spectrum, and environmentally friendly features, photocatalytic technology can overcome ...
LI He-xi +4 more
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Shake & Bake: Dual-Use Chemicals, Contexts, and the Illegality of American White Phosphorus Attacks in Iraq [PDF]
, 2007 [Excerpt] “On November 29, 2005, in a Department of Defense press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Pace stated that white phosphorus “is a legitimate tool of the ...
Tessier, Joseph D.
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Supramolecular Sensing of Chemical Warfare Agents
ChemPlusChem, 2021 AbstractChemical warfare agents are a class of organic molecules used as chemical weapons due to their high toxicity and lethal effects. For this reason, the fast detection of these compounds in the environment is crucial. Traditional detection methods are based on instrumental techniques, such as mass spectrometry or HPLC, however the use of molecular
Butera E. +3 more
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The CWC Verification Regime: Implications for the Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industry [PDF]
, 1998 Ye
Pearson, Graham S.
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Hybrid in vitro diffusion cell for simultaneous evaluation of hair and skin decontamination: temporal distribution of chemical contaminants [PDF]
, 2018 Most casualty or personnel decontamination studies have focused on removing contaminants from the skin. However, scalp hair and underlying skin are the most likely areas of contamination following airborne exposure to chemicals. The aim of this study was
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