The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was an integral part of the United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2013 and 2017, and has since carried out a number of fact-finding missions to determine if toxic chemicals were used in various conflicts. During these missions, OPCW inspectors collected both environmental and biomedical samples for analysis. Most of these analyses of these samples were conducted at OPCW partner laboratories, with a small number of analyses performed at the OPCW laboratory. Examples of the analytical methods used in the analysis of these samples will be presented, along with some typical results.

Analytical chemistry in support of investigations of alleged use

256th National Meeting (2018)

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