Analysis of Organophosphorus-Based Nerve Agent Degradation Products by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS): Current Derivatization Reactions in the Analytical Chemist’s To... by Carlos A. Valdez, Roald N. Leif

“…The ever-present interest in this field within analytical chemistry is driven by the constant threat posed by these lethal CWAs, highlighted by their use during the Tokyo subway attack in 1995, their deliberate use on civilians in Syria in 2013, and their use in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Great Britain in 2018 and Alexei Navalny in 2020. …”
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Development of a CNS-permeable reactivator for nerve agent exposure: an iterative, multi-disciplinary approach by Brian J. Bennion, Michael A. Malfatti, Nicholas A. Be, Heather A. Enright, Saphon Hok, C. Linn Cadieux, Timothy S. Carpenter, Victoria Lao, Edward A. Kuhn, M. Windy McNerney, Felice C. Lightstone, Tuan H. Nguyen, Carlos A. Valdez

“…Abstract Nerve agents have experienced a resurgence in recent times with their use against civilian targets during the attacks in Syria (2012), the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the United Kingdom (2018) and Alexei Navalny in Russia (2020), strongly renewing the importance of antidote development against these lethal substances. …”
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