Chemistry:Webster's test
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Short description: Urine test
| Webster's test | |
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| Purpose | detect presence of trinitrotoluene |
The Webster's test is a qualitative urine test used to detect the presence of trinitrotoluene and its metabolites.[1] The test was developed in 1917 by T.A. Webster[2][3] in London as a way to test for trinitrotoluene poisoning. A positive test results in a purple color for the acidified urine samples.
References
- ↑ "HEALTH EFFECTS". http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp81-c2.pdf.
- ↑ Moore, B (1919). "Webster's Test for T.N.T. Derivatives in Urine". British Medical Journal 1 (3047): 658. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3047.658-a.
- ↑ "TRINITROTOLUENE POISONING". British Medical Journal: 842. 16 December 1916.
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