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• Arsenic-Based Warfare Agents: Production, Use, and Destruction

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  • B. Radke
  • L. Jewell
  • S. Piketh
  • J. Namieśnik

  - CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2014

  Since the beginning of time, civilizations have looked for more creative ways to dominate and defeat their enemies. The rapid development of the chemical industry just before the Second World War started the era of modern chemical weapon production based on poisons, including toxic arsenic compounds. This paper provides a detailed overview of the production, usage and destruction of this dangerous chemical weapon. Milestones include:...

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