TY - JOUR
T1 - Sample-preparation techniques for the analysis of chemical-warfare agents and related degradation products
AU - Pragney, Deme
AU - Vijaya Saradhi, U. V.R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Director, IICT, and R. Srinivas, Head, NCMS, for their continuous encouragement and support. Deme Pragney thanks CSIR for the award of a Research Fellowship.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Chemical-warfare agents (CWAs) are toxic chemicals intended for use in mass destruction and terrorist attacks. Their presence in the environment is of great concern due to their rapid distribution and toxicity. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons conducts proficiency tests for the offsite analysis of samples contaminated with CWAs and their degradation or oxidation products. In this article, we review recent trends in the development of sample-preparation techniques for efficient extraction of Chemical Weapons Convention-related chemicals from environmental and industrial samples. We discuss extraction methodologies (e.g., solvent extraction, solid-phase microextraction, solid-phase extraction, and gas-phase and headspace analysis) and their advances.
AB - Chemical-warfare agents (CWAs) are toxic chemicals intended for use in mass destruction and terrorist attacks. Their presence in the environment is of great concern due to their rapid distribution and toxicity. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons conducts proficiency tests for the offsite analysis of samples contaminated with CWAs and their degradation or oxidation products. In this article, we review recent trends in the development of sample-preparation techniques for efficient extraction of Chemical Weapons Convention-related chemicals from environmental and industrial samples. We discuss extraction methodologies (e.g., solvent extraction, solid-phase microextraction, solid-phase extraction, and gas-phase and headspace analysis) and their advances.
KW - Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
KW - Chemical-warfare agent (CWA)
KW - Degradation product
KW - Extraction methodology
KW - Gas-phase analysis
KW - Headspace analysis
KW - Oxidation product
KW - Solid-phase extraction (SPE)
KW - Solid-phase microextraction (SPME)
KW - Solvent extraction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trac.2012.03.007
DO - 10.1016/j.trac.2012.03.007
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84863194059
SN - 0165-9936
VL - 37
SP - 73
EP - 82
JO - TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
JF - TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
ER -