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Verification of the United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention: the Application of Electrospray Mass Spectrometry
Author(s) -
Borrett Veronica T.,
Mathews Robert J.,
Colton Ray,
Traeger John C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19960115)10:1<114::aid-rcm417>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - chemistry , electrospray mass spectrometry , mass spectrometry , electrospray , chromatography
The United Nations Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is briefly described, highlighting the role of mass spectrometry in the verification provisions of the Convention. These include mechanisms for the monitoring of chemicals contained in "schedules', and the inspection of sites and facilities relevant to the CWC. The analysis of polar degradation products of chemical warfare agents by electrospray mass spectrometry is discussed, in particular, with respect to its potential application in the verification of the CWC.