Example agents
Hydrogen cyanide (AC)
Cyanogen chloride (CK)
Arsine (SA)
Dispersal Gas
Mode of Action Absorption through lungs and skin; inhibits the Cytochrome C Oxidase enzyme
Effects Cells’ ability to use oxygen is impaired, leading to damage to vital organs including those of the central nervous system, cardiovascular system and respiratory system
Nerve agents
Nerve agents block an enzyme called Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the nervous system. This causes the accumulation of a neurotransmitter between nerve cells or across synapses leading to hyper-stimulation of muscles, glands and other nerves. Nerve agents are highly toxic with rapid effects.
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What are the effects of exposure to nerve agents?
Nerve agents include substances such as sarin, tabun and VX.
(...) What should I do if I think I have been exposed to nerve agent?
Nerve agents can be liquid (droplets in the air or on a surface) or vapor, depending on the agent and the climatic conditions. Protection against nerve agents requires protection against inhalation and contact.
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Accordingly, the stimulation carrying the en‑ Several methods varying in complexity have been coded information is applied at one end of the nerve proposed to cope with the ISI, noise, and even the cord, and the resulting nerve spikes are recorded at the nonlinearity of the channel, such as optimal other end. (...) However, these rated by the application of electrical impulses at the methods are developed based on existing theoretical neck, known in the literature as the vagus nerve models of MC, which largely lack physical stimulation (VNS). (...) Therefore, the performance of the authors theoretically show that the vagus nerve can proposed methods is not validated, which poses a major support data rates up to 200 bps and unidirectional problem before practical MC systems and IoBNT applica‑ transmission ranges between 60 mm and 100 mm, tions. which is promising for enabling the communication of distant BNTs at a rate that is much higher than the 3.1.2 Human Body as IoBNT Infrastructure typical MC rates.
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LETTER DATED 88/04/11 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
(Signed) Sirous Nasseri
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
GE.88-61107/37lOG
CD/827
page 2
A CHART OF CHEMICAL ATTACKS BY THE IRAQI REGIME
JANUARY 1981 - MARCH 1988
Place Date Means NO. of
victims
Substance
Halaleh and Neykhazar 13 Jan. 1981 Artillery 10 —
Howe yz eh 21 Mar 1981 Mortar-shell 1 Nerve gas
Allah Akbar Heights 3 June 1981 Artillery - -
Pole Naderi 22 June 1981 Mortar-shell - -
Khoramshahr 20 Dec. 1981 Artillery - -
Saaveji 16 Oct. 1982 Artillery - -
Abadan 22 Oct. 1982 Artillery - -
Height 175 23 Oct. 1982 Mortar-shell - Nitrogen mustard
Musiyan 27 Oct. 1982 Artillery 20 -
Height 175 16 Nov. 1982 Artillery 9 Nerve gas
Tangab 19 Dec. 1982 Artillery - -
Shalamche (North) 20 Jan. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Gardane Bayveh 25 Jan. 1983 Artillery 5 -
Kordestan 25 Jan. 1983 Artillery - -
Sharhani 8 Feb. 1983 Artillery - -
Shalamche 24 Feb. 1983 Artillery - -
Fakkeh 23 Mar. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Base of Moslem Neghabi 26 Mar. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Sumaar 29 Mar. 1983 Artillery 4 -
Sumaar 7 Apr. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Around Doyraj Lake 11 June 1983 Artillery - -
Tamr Chin 8 Aug. 1983 Aircraft - Nausea gas
Shiveh Rash 8 Aug. 1983 Aircraft 24 Blistering gas
Haaj Omraan 8 Aug. 1983 Aircraft - Blistering gas
Piranshahr 9 Aug. 1983 Aircraft 10 -
Tamr Chin 9 Aug. 1983 Aircraft 30 Mustard gas
Piranshahr 9 Aug. 1983 Aircraft 120 -
Ghamtareh Heights 14 Aug. 1983 Artillery 203 Blistering gas
Savouji 15 Aug. 1983 Artillery - -
Sardasht 29 Aug. 1983 Artillery - -
Sumaar 2 Sept. 1983 Artillery - -
Bazi Deraaz Heights 24 Sept. 1983 Artillery 4 -
Kharratha 17 Oct. 1983 Artillery - -
Mar ivan 21 Oct. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Seyyedlou village 21 Oct. 1983 Artillery - -
Sar Doush 21 Oct. 1983 Artillery 3 -
Sar Doush 22 Oct. 1983 Artillery - -
Bademjan Village 23 Oct. 1983 Aircraft 30 Blistering gas
Baaneh 25 Oct. 1983 Aircraft 8 -
Marivan 26 Oct. 1983 Artillery 16 -
Bayenjan Village 28 Oct. 1983 Artillery - Blistering gas
Garmaab 7 Nov. 1983 Aircraft 40 -
Panjvin 7 Nov. 1983 Aircraft 77 Nerve gas
Paaveh 25 Dec. 1983 Artillery - -
Eskeleh 12 of Abaan 29 Dec. 1983 Mortar-shell - -
Hoseiniyeh 5 Jan. 1984 Mortar-shell 1 -
Arvand Roud 14 Feb. 1984 Mortar-shell - -
Alaziz 26 Feb. 1984 Mortar-shell - -
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Place Date Means No. of
victims
Substance
26 Feb. 1984 Aircraft - Mustard gas
27 Feb. 1984 Aircraft 1 100 Mustard gas
1 Mar. 1984 Artillery - -
3 Mar. 1984 Artillery - -
7 Mar 1984 Aircraft - -
10 Mar. 1984 Aircraft 543 Mustard gas
11 Mar. 1984 Aircraft 20 Mustard gas
14 Mar. 1984 Aircraft 153 -
14 Mar. 1984 Aircraft - -
15 Mar. 1984 Artillery 50 -
18 Mar. 1984 Aircraft - -
18 Mar. 1984 Aircraft - Phosphoric gas
21 Mar. 1984 Aircraft 370 Nerve gas
9 Aug. 1984 - - -
10 Aug. 1984 - - -
24 Oct. 1984 Artillery Damper & tearing
gases
13 Mar. 1985 - 200 Damper gas
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 324 Nerve & blood
gases
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas (G)
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve & blood
gases
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Not known
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft Nerve & blood
gases
13 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft — Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Blistering gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 738 Blistering gas
15 Mar. 1985 Artillery - Nerve &
blistering gases
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Blood gas
15 Mar. 1985 Artillery - Blistering gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 17 Blistering &
nerve gases
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft Blistering &
nerve gases
i 15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 10 Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 30 Nerve gas
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 112 Nerve, mustard &
Shatte Ali
Hour Alhoveyzeh
Talayeh
Ta layeh
Majnoun
Majnoun
Majnoun
Albeyzaa
Majnoun
Hoseiniyeh
Jofeir
Albeyzaa
Hour A1 Hovayzeh
Majnoun
Barim Aabaadan
Nosoud
Dajle Shargh
South West of North
Island
West of North Island
East of North Island
(Pole Khaibar)
West of North Island
Mogheiyate Kosar
South Island
Pad Panj
South West of the
Island
West of North Island
Road between Kiyand
Dasht and Shate Ali
Eskeleh and Shahid
Hemmat Road
Eskeleh Shomali Shate
Ali
Se Rahe Fath
Maghare 21 Emam Reza
Ae Rahr Fath
Pole Khaibar
Avvale Jazire
Ae Rahe Jazireh
Ghamar Bani Hashem
Emergency Center blood gases
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Place Date Means No. of
victims
Substance
Se Rahe Khaibar 15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 4 Nerve gas
Pole Ghadirae Khaibar 15 Mar. 1985 Artillery - Damper gas
Pole Khaibar 15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Blistering gas
Pole 17 Jazireh 15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Nerve gas
Majnoun Island 16 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 70 Blistering gas
South of Majnoun Island 17 Mar. 1985 Artillery - Nerve &
Lashgare 12 Jazireh 17 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
blistering gases
Nerve gas
South Western Side of 18 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Blistering gas
Majnoun
South of Majnoun Island 18 Mar. 1985 Aircraft Ill Blistering gas
Ashoura Emergency Center 18 Mar. 1985 Aircraft - Blistering gas
Abaadan and Ebw 24 Mar. 1985 - - -
Jofeir 8 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 5 Nerve gas
Jofeir 8 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 5 Nerve gas
Jofeir 8 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 4 Nerve gas
Jofeir 8 Apr. 1985 Artillery 29 Nerve gas
Hamid Base 8 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 1 110 Blistering gas
Hamid Base 8 Apr. 1985 Artillery - Nerve gas
Majnoun Islands 9 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 2 Blood gas
Jofeir 9 Apr. 1985 Artillery 104 Blood gas
Majnoun Islands 9 Apr. 1985 Artillery 5 Blistering gas
Jofeir 9 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 199 Damper gas
Jofeir 9 Apr. 1985 Artillery 151 Damper gas
Majnoun Islands 10 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 12 Nerve gas
Majnoun Islands 10 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 1 Nerve gas
South Front 12 Apr. 1985 - - -
Jofeir 14 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 6 Nerve gas
Khoramshahr 17 Apr. 1985 Aircraft 2 Nerve gas
Abaadan 17 Apr. 1985 Artillery 3 Nerve gas
Ain-E-Khosh 18 Apr. 1985 Mortar-she11. 5 Nerve gas
Khoramshahr 2 Nov. 1985 Artillery 8
Abaadan 26 Jan. 1986 Aircraft 11 Mustard gas
Abaadan 29 Jan. 1986 Aircraft - -
H a t 30 Jan. 1986 Artillery - -
Fow-Road-Bassreh 13 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 8 500 Mustard, nerve
Abaadan 13 Feb. 1986 Artillery 20
ga ses
Mustard gas
Abaadan 13 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 11 Mustard gas
Jofeir 15 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 20 Blistering gas
Jofeir 15 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 5 Nerve gas
Abaadan 16 Feb. 1986 Aircraft - Mustard gas
Khosroaabaad 16 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 6 Blistering gas
Abaadan 17 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 27 Mustard gas
Khosroaabaad 18 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 17 Blistering gas
Abaadan 20 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 5 Nerve gas
Ain-E-Khoch 20 Feb. 1986 Artillery 3 Blood gas
Fow 27 Feb. 1986 Aircraft 23 -
Baaneh 2 Mar. 1986 Aircraft - -
Sardasht (Two villages) 2 Mar. 1986 Aircraft - -
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Place Date Means No. of
victims
Substance
23 Mar. 1986 - - Mustard gas
21 Apr. 1986 - - -
22 Apr. 1986 - - -
24 Apr. 1986 Aircraft 150 Blistering &
nerve gases
25 May 1986 Aircraft 600 -
25 May 1986 Aircraft 150 Blistering &
nerve gases
4 Sept. 1986 Artillery 8 —
8 Sept. 1986 Artillery 125 Mustard &
nerve gases
24 Dec. 1986 Aircraft - -
25 Dec. 1986 Aircraft Mustard, blood,
nerve & damper
gases
25 Dec. 1986 Artillery Mustard, blood,
nerve & danper
gases
25 Dec. 1986 Aircraft 1 160 Mustard, blood,
nerve & damper
gases
26 Dec. 1986 Artillery - —
26 Dec. 1986 Artillery - Mustard & blood
gases
26 Dec. 1986 Aircraft Mustard & blood
gases
29 Dec. 1986 Aircraft Mustard & nerve
gases
29 Dec. 1986 Artillery Mustard & nerve
gases
31 Dec. 1986 - 300 Mustard gas
31 Dec. 1986 Aircraft - Mustard gas
31 Dec. 1986 Aircraft - Mustard gas
2 Jan. 1987 Artillery - -
2 Jan. 1987 Artillery - Mustard gas
7 Jan. 1987 Aircraft 200 -
8 Jan. 1987 Aircraft *** Mustard & nerve
gas
10 Jan. 1987 Aircraft 3 ООО Mustard gas
10 Jan. 1987 Artillery - Mustard gas
11 Jan. 1987 Artillery - Mustard & blood
Valfajr Operational
Theatre
Valfajr Operational
Theatre
Valfajr Operational
Theatre
Mahran-Amiraabad
Mahran-Salehaabad
Mahran-Salehaabad
Karbalaye 2 Operational
Theatre
Bomoud Cheikh Salah
West War Front
Khorarasharhr
Khoramsharhr-
Shalamcheh
Khoramsharhr-
Shalamcheh
East Bank of Arvand
Roud
Aba ada n-Khor ma shah r
Abaadan-Khormashahr
Abaadan down to Minu Sq.
(...) No. 5 (NASR 1 Operation) & damper gases
Artillery Emplacement 29 Jan. 1987 Mortar-shell - Mustard,, blood,
No. 5 (NASR 1 Operation)
"Karbalaa 5" Operational 1 Feb. 1987 Artillery
Theatre
"Karballa 5" Operational 1 Feb. 1987 Aircraft
Theatre
48 Fath Motor Pool 2 Feb. 1987 Artillery
"Karbalaa 5" Operational 6 Feb. 1987 Aircraft
Theatre
Two sides of Khoramshahr 6 Feb. 1987 Aircraft
Road
50
& damper gases
Mustard, blood,
& nerve gases
Mustard, blood,
& nerve gases
Mustard gas
Mustard gas
Mustard gas
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Place Date Means No. of
victims
Substance
South Eastern part of 14 Feb. 1987 Aircraft 640 Nerve &
"Majnoun Island" blistering
gases
Abolfazl Highway 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Unknown
South Western part of 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve gas
"Majnoun Island"
South of Khatam 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Unknown
Headquarters
Ghamarbanihashem 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve gas
Emergency Center
P.O.W. Camp in 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve &
Majnoun Island damper gases
Ghamarbaniha shem 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft 80 Nerve & blood
Emergency Center gases
"Hazraterasoul" 14 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve gas
Division
South Northern part of 16 Mar. 1987 Artillery 298 Nerve gas
"Majnoun Island"
North of "Majnoun 16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Blood &
Island" blistering
gases
Khaibar Bridge 16 Mar. 1987 Artillery - Damper gas
Serah-E-Fath 16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve gas
Majoun Island 16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Nerve gas
Beginning of Khaibar 16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft - Blistering gas
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LETTER DATED 20 APRIL 1988 FROM THE ACTING PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.
s/19816
English
Page 5
Place Date Means
Numbe II
of
victims Substance
Dajle shatgh
South-west of
North Island
West of North Island
East of North Island
(Pole Khaibar)
West of North Island
Mogheiyate Kosar
South Island
Pad Panj
South-west of the
island
West of North Island
Road between Kiyand
Dasht and Shete Ali
Eskeleh and
Shahid Hemmat
Eskeleh Shomali
Shate Ali
Se Rahe Feth
Maghare 21 Emam Reza
AE Rahr Fath
Pole Khaibar
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
13 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
15 Mar. 1985
Aircraft
200
324
Damper gas
Nerve and
blood gas
Aircraft Nerve gas
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Nerve gas
Nerve and
blood gas
Not known
Nerve and
blood gas
Aircraft Nerve gas
Aircraft Nerve gas
Aircraft Nerve gas
Aircraft BLiSteK gas
Aircraft Nerve gas
Aircraft
Artillery
‘Blister gas
Nerve and
blister gas
Aircraft
Artillery
Aircraft
739
1.7
Blood gas
Blister gas
Blister and
nerve gas
/ . . .
S/19816
English
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Place Date Means
Numbe c
of
victims Substance
Avvale Jaz ire 15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
Mogheiyate Shahid
Alavi
AE Rahe Jazireh
Ghamar Bani Hashem
hrergency Centre
Se Rahe Khaibar
Pole Ghadime Khaibar
Pole Khaibar
Pole 17 Jaaireh
Ma jnoun Is land
South of Majnoun Island
Lashgare 12 Jazireh 17 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
South-western side
of Majnoun
South of Majnoun
Island
Asioura Eimerqency
Centre
Abaadan and Fow
Jofeir
Jofeir
Jofeic
Jofeir
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
15 Mar. 1985 Artillery
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
15 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
16 Mar. 1985 Aircraft
17 Mar. 1985 Artillery
18 Mar. 1985 Aircraft Blister gas
18 Mar. 1985 Aircraft 111 Blister gas
18 Mar. 1985
24 Mar. 1985
M Apr. 1985
8 Apr. 1985
8 Apr. 1985
8 Apr. 1985
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Artillery
10
30
112
4
70
5
5
4
29
Blister and
nerve gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
Nerve, mustard
and blood gas
Nerve gas
Damper gas
Blister gas
Nerve gas
Blister gas
Nerve and
blister gas
Nerve gas
Blister gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
/ . . .
(...) on 14 Mar. 1987
L;rwermost point of
Aircraft
Aircraft
Mustard gas
Norve and
blister gas
Unknown
Nerve gas
Unknown
Nerve gas
Nerve and
damper gas
Nerve and
blood gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
Blood and
blister g&s
Damper gas
Nerve gas
Nerve gas
Blister gas
Nerve gas
640
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft
Aircraft 80
Aircraft
northern part of
Ma jnoun Island
North of Majnoun
Khaibar bridge
Serah-e-Fath
Ma j noun Island
Beginning of
Khaibar bridge
e.0.W. camp in
Ma jnoun Island
16 Mar. 1987
16 Mar. 1987
Artillery
Aircraft
298
Island
16 Mar. 1987
16 Mar. 1987
16 Mar. 1997
Artillery
Aircraft
Aircraft
16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft
16 Mar. 1987 Aircraft 50
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YUGOSLAVIA
WORKING PAPER ON MEDICAL PROTECTION AGAINST NERVE GAS POISONING
(PRESENT SITUATION AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
Originals ENGLISH
CD/110
2 July 1980
YUGOSLAVIA
Working Paper on Medical Protection Against Nerve Gas Poisoning
̂ (Present Situation and Euture Poss iU ilit 'ies ) ^
In July 1976 the Yugoslav delegation subaitted the working paper CCD/ 5 0 3 to the
CCD which contained a comprehensive review of the relevant data regarding the
problem o f medical protection against nerve gas poisoning.
(...) I t has been calculated that in b e .tt le fie ld conditions an e f f ic ie n t protection
against up to 5 o f nerve gas poisoning could be o ffe red by using antidotal .
mixtures that counteract upon the agent which has beon used. (...) The United Kingdom delegation presented a paper in 1977 (CCI)-54l) about the
p o s s ib il ity o f using carbamates as prophylactic agents against nerve gas poisoning.
As fa r as is Icnoim, th is vrork is s t i l l in progress.
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VERIFICATION OF ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH RESULTS 1986/87
The detection paper may detect
droplets containing as little as 50 micrograms of nerve agents or
mustard gas.
The third method is thin layer chromatography (TLC). (...) The exercises were
performed by releasing shells filled with simulants for nerve
agents and for mustard gas and with the riot control agent CS. (...) All methods indicated the presence
of a nerve agent and mustard gas and TLC indicated also the
presence of CS.
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WORKING PARTY CONCERNING THE VERIFICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF NERVE AGENTS, THEIR DECOMPOSITION OR STARTING MATERIALS DOWNSTREAM OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PLANTS / THE NETHERLANDS
Hydrolysis . '
As stated in Chapter 1 gas chromatography in combination with a specific phosphorus
detection is a suitable technique for the tracing of nerve agents in water at very low
concentrations. To make the gas chromatographic picture as simple as possible
(section 2.6) a complete hydrolysis should be carri-'d out after which most
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phosphorus-containing nerve agents will present themselves as methylphosphonic-acid
(equation 1), where's organophosphorus pesticides will give rise to phosphoric acid
(equation 2).
(...) From the quantitative
analysis of the reaction mixture using high-voltage paper electrophoresis, paper
chromatography, gas chromatography.and ultraviolet spectroscopy the respective hydrolytic
half-life values were determined®^, Table 2 comprises hydrolytic data of a
representative of the nerve agents (VX), of some pesticides (Parathion, Disyston and
DDVP) snd of intermediates that might appear during hydrolysis.
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WORKING PAPER
VERIFICATION OF A CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS UNDER WINTER CONDITIONS
The first part of the research programme in 1981/82 covered an investigation
of representatives of nerve agents and mustard gas, ref. CD/jLl.
The second part of the programme in 1982/8? (...) Recoveries are high and more than $0 per
cent of the amount of agent originally applied were found.
For the nerve agent GB and mustard gas there are significant differences
between the different methods of transportation. (...) They are not known to occur
naturally in the environment in significant concentrations, and their presence
is therefore a strong indication of the use of the corresponding nerve agents.
Mustard gas has proved to be difficult to verify after four weeks.
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VERIFICATION OF ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
GE.88-64039/0093A
CD/861
page 2
Durinq two field exercises in October 1987 and June 1988 small amounts
(1 milligram) of the nerve aqents sarin, soman, tabun and VX, the blister
agent mustard gas, and the production impurity of sarin, diisopropyl
methylphosphonate were added to small samples of water, soil, sand and grass.
(...) This may be required
for analysis by certain gas chromatographic detectors.
2.2.2 Analysis of hydrolysed nerve aqents
Previous work has underlined the importance of using the degradation
products of the nerve agents as a means of verification. (...) In the context of a
Chemical Weapons Convention it is of interest that the nerve agents sarin,
soman, tabun and VX, as well as the blister agent mustard gas, could be
verified in contaminated samples from water, soil, sand or grass after
two weeks' exposure to summer conditions with temperatures ranging from 10’C
to 34’C.
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