The threat of chemical warfare agents, particularly organophosphorus compounds and other toxic substances, has prompted significant research into effective decontamination strategies. These ...
Chemists in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have received a $1 million contract from the Defense Threat ...
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VX: The Cold War's Nerve Agent Legacy
In war, chemical warfare agents are never a pretty sight. Meet VX, an extremely toxic human-made chemical that devastated many, and you've probably never heard about it.
Chemical warfare, as We know it ... Work on the nature of these agents proceeded slowly from 1920 until 1939, when there was increased interest in poison gas. Since the Second World War ended ...
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Themed Competition called ‘Innovations in dermal protection ...
DASA, MOD and the Home Office are seeking proposals that will address the problem of providing dermal protection against ...
Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of using chemical weapons in the three-year-long conflict. Read more at ...
Porton Down’s archive was opened up for a study into the health of the human volunteers in the nerve agent testing programme.