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Choking/Lung/Pulmonary Agents

Pulmonary agents are chemicals that cause severe irritation or swelling of the respiratory tract (lining of the nose, throat, and lungs).

Specific Chemical Agents

• Ammonia
• Bromine (CA)
• Chlorine (CL)
• Hydrogen chloride
• Methyl bromide
• Methyl isocyanate
• Osmium tetroxide
• Phosgene
  • Diphosgene (DP)
  • Phosgene (CG)
• Phosphine
• Phosphorus, elemental, white or yellow
• Sulfuryl fluoride

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