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Toxicology FAQs for Chemical Agents

NOTE: the following is a list of toxicology FAQs available on this website. For a comprehensive list of all chemical agent information on this website, see the Chemical Agents page.

• Acids (caustics)
• Ammonia
• Arsenic
• Benzene
• Caustics (acids)
• Chlorine (CL)
• Cyanide
• Cyanogen chloride (CK)
• Ethylene glycol
• Hydrofluoric acid (hydrogen fluoride)
• Hydrogen cyanide (AC)
• Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)
• Lewisite (L, L-1, L-2, L-3)
• Mercury
• Mustard gas (H)
• Nerve agents
• Nitrogen mustard (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3)
• Phosgene (CG)
• Phosgene oxime (CX)
• Phosphine
• Phosphorus, white
• Potassium cyanide (KCN)
• Sarin (GB)
• Sodium cyanide (NaCN)
• Soman (GD)
• Sulfur mustard (H)
• Tabun (GA)
• Thallium
• VX
• White phosphorus

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