title: Analytical separation techniques for the determination of chemical warfare agents.
abstract: Today, the determination of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) is an important area of application in analytical chemistry. Chromatographic, capillary electrophoretic and mass spectrometric techniques are primarily used for the identification and quantification of a broad field of classical CWAs in environmental samples and neutralization masses, obtained after destruction of CWAs. This overview is illustrative for the state of the art and mainly focuses on the literature published since 1996.
authors.affiliation: Free University, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ehooijschuur@pbr.nl
authors.forename: Edwin W J
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hooijschuur
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kientz
authors.forename: Udo A Th
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Brinkman
mesh_terms: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents