<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Chemical warfare agents (CWA’s) induce complex toxicological effects with major adverse consequences for those exposed. For many chemical agents there is a need for research and development of analytical toxicological methods for a rapid and certain confirmation of those exposures. The certain methods will help for establishing the laboratory diagnosis for applying the proper therapy; the treatment of only contaminated people, decreasing the stress level in the medical community in management of crisis situations, increasing the survival rate of the population exposed to the contamination, supervision of professional exposure, judicial analysis in case of suspicious terrorist activities.</p><p>The paper presents some analytical toxicological methods for detection, identification and confirmation of metabolites from urine samples, based on the metabolism/hydrolysis processes of CWA’s.</p></abstract>

Chemical warfare agents (CWA’s) induce complex toxicological effects with major adverse consequences for those exposed. For many chemical agents there is a need for research and development of analytical toxicological methods for a rapid and certain confirmation of those exposures. The certain methods will help for establishing the laboratory diagnosis for applying the proper therapy; the treatment of only contaminated people, decreasing the stress level in the medical community in management of crisis situations, increasing the survival rate of the population exposed to the contamination, supervision of professional exposure, judicial analysis in case of suspicious terrorist activities.The paper presents some analytical toxicological methods for detection, identification and confirmation of metabolites from urine samples, based on the metabolism/hydrolysis processes of CWA’s.

Overview on Analysis of Free Metabolites for Detection of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER FOR CBRN, DEFENCE AND ECOLOGY, BUCHAREST

“NICOLAE BĂLCESCU” LAND FORCES ACADEMY, SIBIU, ROMANIA

Scientific Bulletin

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Chemical warfare agents (CWA’s) induce complex toxicological effects with major adverse consequences for those exposed. For many chemical agents there is a...

Overview on Analysis of Free Metabolites for Detection of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 130 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsaft-2015-0020

Keywords
CWA’s, detection, urinary metabolits, diagnosis, contamination

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Overview on Analysis of Free Metabolites for Detection of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents

Published Online: Jul 26, 2016

Page range: 130 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsaft-2015-0020

KeywordsCWA’s, detection, urinary metabolits, diagnosis, contamination

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
CWA’s, detection, urinary metabolits, diagnosis, contamination