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Disposal of Legacy Nerve Agent GA and Lewisite Stocks at Deseret Chemical Depot Letter Report (2009) / Chapter Skim
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ATTACHMENT B PERTINENT PROPERTIES OF GA AND LEWISITE
Pages 24-24

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... Hydrolysis of GA is more rapid in acidic and basic solutions than in neutral pH, and the rate increases with temperature. Sodium hypochlorite is an effective decontaminant for GA.
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  • rate increases
  • impurity found
  • nerve agent
  • basic solutions
  • diethyl dimethylphosphoramidate

  • principle impurity
  • nerve agents
  • organic solvents
  • arsenous acid
  • effective decontaminant

  • slightly soluble
  • neutral ph
  • irritative effects
  • respiratory tract
  • sodium hypochlorite


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