Analytical Chemistry Associated With The Destruction Of Chemical Weapons (nato Science Partnership Subseries: 1)

One of the major problems associated with the disposal of chemical weapons is that the agents have degraded over time, some quite seriously. Detecting and identifying the products of this decomposition are necessary prerequisites to the safe, complete and environmentally benign destruction of stockpiled weapons. The book presents and discusses both basic and novel techniques in a variety of areas of analytical chemistry which are relevant to achieving the ultimate destruction of chemical weapons. Presentations address sample collection and preparation, mass spectrometry, chromatographic techniques, NMR, and air monitoring techniques. The work shows that analytical methods do exist to effectively support the destruction of chemical munitions. While further research is needed, the book provides an excellent baseline for further advances in the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Project Swiftsure....Pages 1-14 European Experience with the Disposal of Old Chemical Weapons....Pages 15-26 Development of Analytical Technologies for the Alternatives to Incineration Program....Pages 27-38 Analytical Control for Destruction of Chemical Weapons. Requirements and Organization....Pages 39-58 Super Toxic Analytical Glovebox System (STAGS)....Pages 59-63 On-Site Sample Work-Up Procedures to Isolate Chemical Warfare Related Compounds using Solid Phase Extraction and Solid Phase Microextraction Technology....Pages 65-76 Application of Some Modern Sample Introduction Techniques and Poraplot Q GC Column in the Analysis of Volatile Toxic Compounds....Pages 77-97 Mass Spectra and Retention Parameters of Some O-Alkyl Methylphosphonic Acids....Pages 99-104 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for the Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention....Pages 105-108 Chemical Ionization and Electron Impact Mass Spectrometry of Some Methylphosphonothiolates....Pages 109-125 GC/MS Investigation of Ethyl S-2-diisopropyl Aminoethyl Methylphosphonothiolate (VX) Age Decomposition Products....Pages 127-132 GCQ GC/MS System: Preliminary Experiences....Pages 133-146 System Design Recommendations for the Collection, Transfer and Processing of Real Time Air Monitoring Data....Pages 147-155 Air Monitoring Equipment for CW Destruction Facilities with Special Emphasis on OCW Destruction....Pages 157-180 Methods and Means for Air Monitoring Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons....Pages 181-187 Capillary Electrophoresis....Pages 189-199 Determination of Organo Fluoro Phosphonates by Liquid Chromatography....Pages 201-211 Analysis of Chemical Warfare (CW) Agents and Degradation Products by Liquid Chromatography (LC)....Pages 213-223 The Application of LC/ES-MS in the OPCW/PTS Inter-Laboratory Comparison Test....Pages 225-228 A Data Analysis Routine to Protect Confidential Information During GC-MS Analysis....Pages 229-240 The Role of Remote Sensing Equipment in Air Monitoring System....Pages 241-253 Possibilities of Incorporation of the CO 2 Dial Detector into the System of Atmospheric Quality Monitoring Associated with Storing and Destruction of Chemical Weapons....Pages 255-263 Monitoring in the Non-Stockpile Program....Pages 265-287 Hand-Held Chemical Analysis Instruments....Pages 289-302 Screening Techniques for use in the Chemical Weapon Field....Pages 303-304 Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Chemical Weapons Destruction....Pages 305-312 GC/MS Screening of Alkyl Methylphosphonofluoridates and Alkyl Methylphosphonic Acids....Pages 313-320 Back Matter....Pages 321-350