Analysis of chemical warfare agents by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: methods for their direct detection and derivatization approaches for the analysis of their degradation products

Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are unarguably one of the most feared toxic substances produced by mankind. Their inception in conventional warfare can be traced as far back as the Middle Ages but their full breakthrough as central players in bellic conflicts was not realized until World War I. Since...

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Main Authors: Valdez Carlos A., Leif Roald N., Hok Saphon, Hart Bradley R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-07-01
Series:Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/revac-2017-0007