A Handy Detection Tool to Recognise DCNP (Nerve Gas Mimic) in Sea Water and Soil: An Awareness to Make a Better Environment| Chapter 1 | New Innovations in Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol.7

 The primary goal of this study is to design and synthesise some new chemosensors that are highly sensitive and selective for detecting harmful substances in aqueous medium. The capacity of toxic substances to connect with key cellular components such as structural proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids and interfere with their functional functions makes them dangerous to the entire ecosystem. As a result, the development of effective 'in field' devices will require a reliable, simple, and reactive detection mechanism for such hazardous species. Nerve agents are organophosphorus chemicals that are extremely hazardous. They're utilised as chemical welfare agents because of their lethal effects on human and animal health; closely related compounds are widely used in the chemical industry. Although sea-dumping is one of the most common methods of disposing of chemical weapons, it can have catastrophic consequences such as disrupting the marine eco-system and introducing reactive and cyanogenic compounds into the food chain. To detect the nerve gas, we devised a simple and inexpensive paper strip sensing technology that can detect DCNP within optical range. At neutral pH, a chemosensor called carbazole-salicylaldehyde based imine (CSI) has been developed for the selective detection and measurement of nerve gas (Tabun) mimic DCNP in sea water and soil (pH 7.2, 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer).

Author(s) Details:

Shampa Kundu,
Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, W.B., India.

Shrabani Saha,
Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, W.B., India.

Prithidipa Sahoo,
Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, W.B., India.

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