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  3. Blister agents

Blister agents

  • Vesicants

Nature

Blister agents react with the proteins in the skin and the mucous membrane of the the lungs and the eyes. All blister agents are oily liquids with a low vapour pressure, lingering on the ground and on objects for a considerable time.

Broader

Chemical warfare
Excellent

Narrower

Mustard gas
Excellent
Phosgene oxime
Yet to rate
Mustard-Lewisite
Yet to rate
Lewisite
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Disorders of the skin
Presentable

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Skin
  • Societal problems » Poison
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E7103
    DOCID
    11571030
    D7NID
    148998
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/blister-agents
    Last update
    Jan 13, 2021