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Blizard Institute - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Chemical weapon precursors

Every year we are legally required to declare any chemical weapon precursors we have bought, sold, transferred or disposed of between 1/1/23 to 31/12/23.

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Further information on the Government advice and references can be found on the following link https://www.gov.uk/guidance/chemical-weapons-convention-guidance 

Certain toxic chemicals and their precursors are subject to legal requirements under the Chemical weapons convention (CWC). The 3 classifications of chemicals and links are below.

 Over the past 5 years we have made returns for these following compounds.

  • Triethanolamine
  • Phosphorus trichloride
  • Thionyl chloride
  • Triethyl phosphite
  • Carbonyl chloride

If your research involves processing, transferring or disposing of any schedule 1,2 or 3 chemicals reply back with the following information by 21 December

  • Material name
  • Quantity
  • Suppliers name and address (or name and address for disposals)
  • Date of transaction
  • Research group

Lab management 

 

 

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