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Webster's test
Webster's test
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.

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^ "HEALTH EFFECTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-01.
^ 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. PMC 2341277.
^ "TRINITROTOLUENE POISONING". British Medical Journal: 842. 16 December 1916.

[1] "HEALTH EFFECTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-01.

[2] 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. PMC 2341277.

[3] "TRINITROTOLUENE POISONING". British Medical Journal: 842. 16 December 1916.

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