Daily Archives: June 2, 2014


Sinapis alba or White Mustard Plant
The use of chemical weapons is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention between 190 member countries. Unfortunately, the use of these weapons is still occasionally reported. To prove a chemical weapons strike, soil samples are tested for the suspected agents. However, nerve agents such as sarin, soman and VX fade from soil […]

Mustard Plants to Detect Chemical Weapon Use