Sulfur mustard agent

Blister Agents Sulfur Mustard Agent H / HD and Sulfur Mustard Agent HT ToxFAQs." April... 

Detailed Facts About Sulfur Mustard Agents H and HD. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD United... 

Dermal (skin) contact with sulfur mustard agents causes erythema and lesions (blistering), while contact with vapor may result in first and second degree burns contact with liquid typically produces second and third degree chemical burns. Any burn area covering 25 percent or more of the body surface area may be fatal. Respiratory contact is a dose-related factor in the sense that inflammatory reactions in the upper and lower airway begin to develop several hours after exposure and progress over several days. 

Hackett, P.L., R.L. Rommereim, F.G. Burton, R.L. Buschbom, and L.B. Sasser. 1987. Teratology Studies on Lewisite and Sulfur Mustard Agents Effects of Sulfur Mustard in Rats and Rabbits. Final Report. DTIC AD-A187495. Prepared by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, Wash., for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Md. 

Jostes, R.F., Jr., L.B. Sasser and R.J. Rausch. 1989. Toxicology studies on lewisite and sulfur mustard agents Genetic toxicity of lewisite (L) in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Final Report, Pacific Northwest Laboratory Report, PNL-6922, Richland, WA. 

Watson, A., Opresko, D., Young, R., Hauschild, V. (2006a). Development and application of acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for chemical warfare nerve and sulfur mustard agents. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, Part B. 9 173-263. 

Watson and Griffin (1992) have summarized information on the distribution of unitary chemical weapon stockpiles in the USA. The chemical and physical properties of sulfur mustard (agent HD) are shown in Table 8.2. 

USACHPPM (2001a). Detailed facts about sulfur mustard agents H and HD. Accessed May 15, 2006. US Army Center for Health and Promotion and Preventive Medicine. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (available from URL http //chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/dts/docs/dethbd.pdf). 

Garlic-like odor Sulfur mustard agents (C07) Mixed sulfur/arsenical mustard agents (CIO) Arsenical blood agents (C13) Vomiting agents (C20)... 

Table Al. Degradation products and impurities of sulfur mustard agent (HD) 1 6...

Phase I testing was carried out from April to September 2003 (Blades et al., 2004). A variety of munition types containing sulfur mustard agent, phosgene, a phosgene-chloropicrin mixture, and a smoke composition were destroyed. 

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