Laboratory conditions and safety in a chemical warfare agent analysis and research laboratory.

Mil Med

Department of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: August 2002

Toxic chemicals have been used as weapons of war and also as means of terrorist attacks on civilian populations. Research focusing on chemical warfare agents (CWAs) may be associated with an increased risk of exposure to and contamination by these agents. This article summarizes some of the regulations concerning designation and safety in a CWA analysis and research laboratory and medical countermeasures in case of an accidental exposure. The design of such a laboratory, coupled with a set of safety guidelines, provides for the safe conduct of research and studies involving CWAs. Thus, a discussion of decontamination and protection means against CWAs is also presented.

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