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The Webster's test is a qualitative urine test used to detect for the presence of trinitrotoluene and its metabolites. [1] The test was developed in 1917 by T.A. Webster[2] 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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  1. ^ http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles/tp81-c2.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2341277/pdf/brmedj06997-0030b.pdf
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