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Old bombs, chemical weapons now home for deep-sea starfish

Surplus mustard gas canisters and unexploded bombs dumped in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii after WWII, have become, scientists say, a potential reef that is […]

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Computer-designed proteins could counteract chemical weapons

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.



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Derivatization and rapid GC—MS screening of chlorides relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention in organic liquid samples

Anal. Methods, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AY00263A, Paper
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Marja-Leena Kuitunen, Jorgelina Cecilia Altamirano, Peter Siegenthaler, Terhi Hannele Taure, Vesa Mauri Antero Häkkinen, Paula Vanninen
A simple derivatization technique was developed for the analysis of seven Schedule 3 chemicals and one Schedule 2 chemical listed in the Chemical Weapons Conventions (CWC). Phosgene, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus...
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Syria is responsible for three chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says

Lab tests form part of the evidence for investigation and identification team's report




chemical weapons

Syria is responsible for 3 chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says

Lab tests form part of the evidence for investigation and identification team's report