Drugs as Chemical Weapons: Past and Perspectives [PDF]
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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Responding to chemical weapons violations in Syria: legal, health, and humanitarian recommendations [PDF]
Conflict and Health, 2018 Background The repeated use of prohibited chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict poses serious health, humanitarian, and security threats to civilians, healthcare personnel, and first responders. Moreover, the use of chemical weapons constitutes a clear
Julia Brooks +5 more
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Advice from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on riot control agents in connection to the Chemical Weapons Convention. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2018 Compounds that cause powerful sensory irritation to humans were reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in response to requests in 2014 and 2017 by the OPCW Director-General to ...
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A molecular recognition platform for the simultaneous sensing of diverse chemical weapons. [PDF]
Chem Sci, 2022 Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) such as phosgene and nerve agents pose serious threats to our lives and public security, but no tools can simultaneously screen multiple CWAs in seconds.
Zeng L +7 more
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Acetylcholinesterase: The "Hub" for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Chemical Weapons Convention. [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 This article describes acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme involved in parasympathetic neurotransmission, its activity, and how its inhibition can be pharmacologically useful for treating dementia, caused by Alzheimer’s disease, or as a warfare method
Cavalcante SFA +7 more
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Novichoks: The Dangerous Fourth Generation of Chemical Weapons. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2019 “Novichoks” is the name given to the controversial chemical weapons supposedly developed in the former Soviet Union between the 1970s and the 1990s. Designed to be undetectable and untreatable, these chemicals became the most toxic of the nerve agents ...
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Toxic chemical weapons of assassination and warfare: nerve agents VX and sarin. [PDF]
Toxicol Commun, 2017 The use of VX and sarin as weapons of assassination and warfare raises important considerations for healthcare professionals who may encounter victims, bystanders, and responders who require prompt assessment and treatment.
Chai PR +3 more
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Qualitative accounts from Syrian health professionals regarding violations of the right to health, including the use of chemical weapons, in opposition-held Syria. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2018 Objectives To explore the impact of the conflict, including the use of chemical weapons, in Syria on healthcare through the experiences of health providers using a public health and human rights lens.
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Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2020 In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation, the implementation of the Russian Federation's conventional obligations in the field of chemical disarmament assumes, after the completion of the destruction of chemical ...
V. P. Kapashin +6 more
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Chemical Weapons in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) Iraq Preparing for Chemical War
Вестник войск РХБ защиты, 2023 The Iraqis became the first nation to use chemical weapons on the modern battlefield during the IranIraq War (1980-1988). There are no general reviews and research available on this issue in Russian.
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