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Forman JE1 ; Timperley CM2 ; Aas P3 ; Abdollahi M4 ; Alonso IP5 ; Baulig A6 ; Beckerarnold R7 ; Borrett V8, 9 ; Carino FA10 ; Curty C11 ; Gonzalez D12 ; Kovarik Z13 ; Martinezalvarez R14 ; Mikulak R15 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Forman JE1
  2. Timperley CM2
  3. Aas P3
  4. Abdollahi M4
  5. Alonso IP5
  6. Baulig A6
  7. Beckerarnold R7
  8. Borrett V8, 9
  9. Carino FA10
  10. Curty C11
  11. Gonzalez D12
  12. Kovarik Z13
  13. Martinezalvarez R14
  14. Mikulak R15
  15. De Souza Nogueria E16
  16. Ramasami P17
  17. Raza SK18
  18. Saeed AEM19
  19. Takeuchi K20
  20. Tang C21
  21. Trifiro F22
  22. Van Straten FM23
  23. Waqar F24
  24. Zaitsev V25, 26
  25. Zina MS27
  26. Grolmusova K1
  27. Valente G1
  28. Payva M1
  29. Sun S1
  30. Yang A1
  31. Van Eerten D1

Source: Pure and Applied Chemistry Published:2018


Abstract

Advances across the chemical and biological (life) sciences are increasingly enabled by ideas and tools from sectors outside these disciplines, with information and communication technologies playing a key role across 21st century scientific development. In the face of rapid technological change, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (the Convention), seeks technological opportunities to strengthen capabilities in the field of chemical disarmament. The OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in its review of developments in science and technology examined the potential uses of emerging technologies for the implementation of the Convention at a workshop entitled Innovative Technologies for Chemical Security, held from 3 to 5 July 2017, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event, organized in cooperation with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine of the United States of America, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, and the Brazilian Chemical Society, was attended by 45 scientists and engineers from 22 countries. Their insights into the use of innovative technological tools and how they might benefit chemical disarmament and non-proliferation informed the SAB's report on developments in science and technology for the Fourth Review Conference of the Convention (to be held in November 2018), and are described herein, as are recommendations that the SAB submitted to the OPCW Director-General and the States Parties of the Convention. It is concluded that technologies exist or are under development that could be used for investigations, contingency, assistance and protection, reducing risks to inspectors, and enhancing sampling and analysis. © 2018 IUPAC & De Gruyter.