On-line monitoring system for chemical warfare agents using automated capillary micellar electrokinetic chromatography

► Automated system for the on-line monitoring of chemical warfare agents. ► Micellar electrokinetic chromatography resolved blister agent in aqueous samples. ► Direct detection of agents without derivatization using UV absorbance. ► Rapid analysis allowing measurement of hydrolysis rate of sulfur mustard. ► Lewisite detected as 2-chlorovinyl arsonous acid, the active agent in skin.