The recent bioterrorist attacks using anthrax spores have emphasized the need to detect
and decontaminate critical facilities in the shortest possible time. There has been a …

Portable gas sensing has become an important technology in preventive and protective
measures for users working with the disposal of nerve agents. The use of powerful benchtop …

Despite ongoing efforts to prohibit the production, storage and use of chemical warfare
agents recent world events highlight the enduring threat to the population from these agents …

Border control for homeland security faces major challenges worldwide due to chemical
threats from national and/or international terrorism as well as organized crime. A wide range …

We report the successful use of colorimetric arrays to identify chemical warfare agents
(CWAs). Methods were developed to interpret and analyze a 73-indicator array with an …

Updated to reflect the numerous advances that have evolved since the September 11
terrorist attacks, Emergency Response Handbook for Chemical and Biological Agents and …

Exposure to nerve agents (NAs) through breathing or skin contact is extremely dangerous
and can be fatal within a minute due to irreversible binding to acetylcholinesterase. The …

Increasing security needs require compact and portable detection tools for the rapid and
reliable identification of explosives used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs). We report …

Many methods can sense and respond to chemical agent release. We evaluate current and
near-term sensor options for detecting the most likely threats, currently sarin, cyanide, and …

A new rhodamine-based probe (RTU) was prepared as a colorimetric/fluorescent probe for
the selective detection of DCP (a mimic of the Soman nerve agent) with a broad pH range of …