Munition grade agents

Munition grade agents a re typically yellow to brown liquids or solids. As the agent ages and decomposes it continues to discolor until it may appear black. Production impurities and... 

Munition grade agents are typically colorless but can be yellow to brown and may contain crystallized decomposition products. Odors vary from mildly pleasant to harsh and irritating. 

Munition grade agents typically consist of at least one malodorant agent (10-90%) and an odor intensifier (0.5-5%) dissolved in a liquid carrier. Solvents include volatile hydrocarbons, plant/vegetable oils, and water. Solvents typically pose minimal toxic hazards themselves. Compositions are typically colorless to yellow liquids. As the agent ages and decomposes it may discolor and become brown. 

Use only chemical protective clothing that has undergone material and construction performance testing against the specific agent that has been released. Reported permeation rates may be affected by solvents, components, or impurities in munition grade agents. 

Munition grade metal carbonyls are typically yellow to dark-red liquids. Production impurities and decomposition products may cause the agents to darken and give them additional odors. 

O. 1. Optun, Characterisation of a munition grade Lewisite mixture by GC-MS, LC-ESI-MS/MS and NMR, Proceedings of the 2nd Mass Spectrometry Conference Applied to Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Warwick, 14-17 April, 38. 

Phosgene oxime is a manufactured chemical that was developed as a potential chemical warfare agent, hut its use on the battlefield has never been documented. It has a disagreeable penetrating odor. Pure phosgene oxime is a colorless, crystalline solid the munitions grade compound is a yellowish-brown liquid. Both the liquid and the solid can give off vapors at ambient temperatures. 

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