ABSTRACT
Carbamate Nerve Agents was added to the Chemical Weapons Convention on November 27, 2019. The quaternary amine centers increase the ability of the agent to penetrate into neuromuscular junctions. Nerve agents are the most toxic of formerly stockpiled man-made chemical warfare agents. These compounds are similar to, but much more deadly than, agricultural carbamate pesticides. Nerve agents are hazardous through any route of exposure including inhalation, exposure of the skin and eye, ingestion, and broken, abraded, or lacerated skin. Carbamate nerve agents do not have good warning properties. Carbamate nerve agents have been dissolved in both water and organic solvents to facilitate handling, enhance dispersal or to increase the ease of percutaneous penetration by the agents.
