CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT (CWA) AND TOXIC INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL (TIC) DETECTION BY DEGRADATION COMBINED WITH ACID-BASE INDICATOR DYES

摘要

A method and apparatus for detecting Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) that is simple, cost-effective, non-instrumental, and environmentally robust. Illustrative embodiments provide a material that responds by a color change and/or a change in fluorescence when exposed to the toxic chemical vapors.