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  CHOKING AGENTS
Phosgene (CG) Chlorine (CL)
Form at 68°F Colorless gas Greenish-yellow
Odor Green corn or new mown hay Pungent
Life Span
70 - 90°F
30 minutes 18 - 36 hours
Life Span
40 - 60°F
1 hour 2 - 3 days
Time to
 Symptoms
Rapid Rapid, but may be delayed
Symtoms:
 Inhalation
 Exposure
Burns to the skin and eyes. Acute skin contact lesions similar to those of frostbite and burns; it is a severe skin irritant. Chronic skin contact may result in dermatitis. Acute eye contact may result in conjunctivitis. Corrosive to skins and eyes causing pain, blurred vision and severe deep burns.
Fatality Death from respiratory and circulatory failure may occur. N/A
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