Protection of personnel in chemically hazardous environments, Evaluation of protective materials and equipment, Detection and analysis of trace amounts of hazardous chemicals, Impregnation and characterization of activated carbon, Evaluation of respiratory equipment and their constituent components, Technical support with regard to weapons of mass destruction non-proliferation treaties, Data collection and maintenance of an information database on biological weapons, Synthesis of test compounds and verification reference standards, Contract synthesis of organic fine chemicals, Analysis of commercial chemical products and environmental samples, Testing of respiratory equipment to SABS and EN Standards