In situ detection of munition compounds in coastal waters

B Raupers, J Passig, C Gehm, AJ Beck… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disposal of munitions at dumpsites in coastal seas was conducted after WW I and II. Also,
large amounts of unexploded munitions from wartime activities litter the seafloor. Corrosion …

Neurotoxicology of Warfare Arsenical, Diphenylarsinic Acid in Humans and Experimental Models

S Saggu, RK Srivastava, L McCormick, A Agarwal… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Unused warfare chemical agents, developed in World Wars I/II dumped in the ocean or
buried at various sites across the world, pose significant environmental and human health …

Effects of climate and anthropogenic pressures on chemical warfare agent transfer in the Baltic Sea food web

MJ Czub, MJ Silberberger, J Bełdowski… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Baltic Sea is a severely disturbed marine ecosystem previously used as a
dumping ground for chemical warfare agents (CWA), which are now known to enter its food …

CTAB-functionalized δ-FeOOH for the simultaneous removal of arsenate and phenylarsonic acid in phenylarsenic chemical warfare

Z Lin, Z Huan, J Zhang, J Li, Z Li, P Guo, Y Zhu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study prepared a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) functionalized δ-FeOOH
using the coprecipitation method to remove arsenate and phenylarsonic acid in water …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-biomarker assessment of chronic toxicity induced by the chemical warfare agent adamsite in Danio rerio

W Wilczynski, M Radlinska, ML Zebrowski, J Nawała… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Several hundred thousand tons of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) were disposed of at sea,
leading to environmental contamination. Among the most toxic and persistent CWAs is …

Detection of chemical warfare agent related phenylarsenic compounds and multibiomarker responses in cod (Gadus morhua) from munition dumpsites

H Niemikoski, K Straumer, A Ahvo, R Turja… - Marine environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, sea-dumped chemical weapons (CWs) containing toxic chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) have raised international attention. It is well known that CWAs are leaking from …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of phenylarsenic chemical warfare agents and their effect on bacterial communities in Baltic Sea sediment

NK Rantanen, A Reunamo, MA Kjellberg… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract During the World Wars large quantities of phenylarsenic chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) were dumped in the Baltic Sea. Many transformation products of these chemicals …

Revealing nitrogenous VX metabolites and the whole-molecule VX metabolism in the urine of guinea pigs

PY Jiang, L Yuan, DX Liu, HL Yu, XJ Bi, Q Lv… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
VX, a well-known organophosphorus nerve agent (OPNA), poses a significant threat to
public safety if employed by terrorists. Obtaining complete metabolites is critical to …

Identification and analysis of the degradation products of chlorothalonil in vegetables

N Li, Y Xia, Y Xu, Y Li, Q Jia, J Qiu, Y Qian… - … of Chromatography A, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the untargeted screening of the degradation products of chlorothalonil (CHT) in
vegetables was performed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-high …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of complexes formed between sulphur mustards and arsenic-containing chemical warfare agents

NK Rantanen, M Ljønes, JS Heikkinen, JA Tørnes… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Large quantities of toxic chemical warfare material, such as mixtures of sulphur mustard
(HD) and arsenic-containing chemical warfare agents (As-CWAs) have been submerged in …