CHOKING AGENTS

Chloropicrin (PS)

Form at 68°F

Colorless to light green oily liquid

Odor

Intense and penetrating

Life Span
70 - 90°F

N/A

Life Span
40 - 60°F

N/A

Time to
 Symptoms

Very rapid

Symtoms:
 Inhalation
 Exposure

Chemical burns, irritated or bluish skin. Eyes will have pain, redness, and tearing. Prolonged eye exposure can cause blindness. Entrance through damaged skin causes similar symptoms as those seen in overexposure through inhalation.

Fatality

Death can occur within 10 minutes at concentrations as low as 300ppm. Ingesting large quanities of chloropicrin liquid can be fatal.