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Systematic Review of Long-Term Neurological Effects following Acute Exposure to the Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Sarin
Structural formula for Sarin Abstract: Background Sarin (CASRN: 107-44-8) is a highly toxic organophosphorus nerve agent that was developed for chemical warfare during World War II and continues to be used in conflicts. Immediate effects of sarin exposure are well known, and although there are suggestions in the literature of neurological effects persisting after the […]
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Strides Made in Chemical Warfare Detection
Chemical black hole-based chemical warfare agent detector. Credit: University of Illinois Materials Research Laboratory. Sarin is a man-made nerve agent that can spread as a gas or liquid. According to the Center for Disease control, exposure to large doses will over-stimulate glands and muscles, and can lead to loss of consciousness or respiratory failure. Even […]
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Looking back on the UK’s sale of chemical weapon precursors to Syria
In July 2014, in an effort to pre-empt embarrassing revelations that might emerge from the UN’s decommissioning of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, the British foreign secretary made a tactical confession. Between 1983 and 1986, Britain had approved sales of chemical weapons precursors to Syria, which was known to be developing a massive weapons programme. William […]
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Nerve agents detected when fluoridation selected
Chemical weapons are still a threat, although banned All lethal chemical weapons were banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997, which has been signed by nearly every country in the world. However, the recent use of chemical weapons in Syria shows that they remain a threat. The use of such weapons by terrorist groups […]
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Cracking The Case on Nerve Agent Detection
Courtesy Photo | The auto-inductive cascade for the detection of nerve agent surrogate, DFP, through fluoride (signal) amplification. Figure courtesy of Chemistry – A European Journal FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES Modern crime fighters solve cases by using fluorescence methods to visualize fingerprints or trace amounts of blood that are undetectable to the naked eye. […]
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Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’: Watchdog
THE HAGUE: Syria’s declared chemical arms arsenal has been completely destroyed capping more than two years of delicate work, the global watchdog charged with eliminating the world’s toxic weapons said on Tuesday. “One hundred per cent has been destroyed,” Malik Ellahi, the spokesman for the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), told […]
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16 metric tons of HF from Syria to be destroyed at Port Arthur
Title of article: Waste from destruction at sea of Syrian chemical weapons has been disposed of … Of the 1,328 metric tons of chemical weapons and precursor chemicals Damascus declared, only 16 metric tons of hydrogen fluoride remain to be destroyed at a plant in Port Arthur, Texas… Read full article _______________________________________________________ Note: The New […]
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German government admits selling poison gas chemicals to Syria after Sunday Mail reveals Britain did the same
THE Sunday Mail revealed that the British Government allowed companies to sell chemicals to Syria in 2013 and now the German government have admitted doing the same. THE German government admitted selling poison gas chemicals to Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad after the Sunday Mail revealed British sales, according to a new film. French director Jean-Baptiste […]
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UK confirms destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons
On Thursday, Britain confirmed that it has completed incineration of around 190 tonnes of Syrian chemical material, intended for use by Bashar al-Assad’s regime to manufacture nerve gas. The destruction was carried out at Ellesmere Port. The UK had agreed to destroy approximately 15% of the total declared Syrian chemical stockpile in commercial facilities. The […]
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UK still licensing arms exports to Russia, say MPs
Excerpt: Licences to export arms worth millions of pounds to Russia remain in place despite fears Moscow is arming rebels in Ukraine, MPs have said. … The cross-party Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls said 31 UK licences had been halted or suspended. … A total of 251 licences worth at least £132m remained in […]
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