Chemical weapons: an overview of types, risks, and treatments

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Chemical weapons have been used since time immemorial with a particular boom during the 19th century and World War I, where they played a crucial role as weapons of mass destruction. Despite the current greater awareness on the part of the population, the danger of chemical agents has not ended, due...

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Autores: Muñoz-Canales, Verónica, Rodríguez-López, Julián
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2021
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23527
Enlace del recurso:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/23527
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Chemical weapons; chemical agents; chemical warfare; detection; decontamination.
Armas químicas; agentes químicos; guerra química; detección; descontaminación.
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Sumario:Chemical weapons have been used since time immemorial with a particular boom during the 19th century and World War I, where they played a crucial role as weapons of mass destruction. Despite the current greater awareness on the part of the population, the danger of chemical agents has not ended, due to the increase in their use for terrorist purposes. In this paper, a classification of the different chemical weapons is carried out and their toxic effects and mechanisms of action are analyzed, among other aspects, to continue raising awareness about the importance of their prohibition.
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