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	Chemical warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy.
		Chemical warfare is different from the use of conventional weapons or nuclear weapons because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not primarily due to any explosive force.
		One of the earliest reactions to the use of chemical agents was from Rome.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chemical_agent (7359 words)

	Chemical Agent Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Chemical Weapons Convention considers chemical weapons to include both the toxic chemicals that are used in warfare, and the munitions and equipment used to disperse them.
		Chemical warfare agents may be delivered in various forms, including gas, liquid or aerosol.
		Blister agents are chemical warfare agents affecting the eyes, respiratory tract and the skin initially as a cell irritant, and then later as a cell poison.
	www.health.state.nd.us /epr/public/chemical/overview.htm (1608 words)

	Chemical Terrorism
		Chemical weapons such as nerve agents are generally credited with being capable of causing casualties in the range of hundreds to a few thousand (Kupperman and Trent 1979: 63 and 84; Kupperman and Woolsey 1988: 5; Mengel 1976: 446).
		Also as in the case of biological agents, the popular scenario of contamination of a large water supply is unlikely to be a feasible method of terrorist attack with chemical agents.
		Other possible means of delivering chemical agents to their targets, though on a smaller scale, would be through the contamination of foodstuffs or by direct contact (as in the case of the ricin-tipped umbrellas discussed in the previous section).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Terrorism/chemterror.html (11352 words)

	HYLE 11-2 (2005): Risk and Responsibility in Chemical Research: The Case of Agent Orange
		The third section provides a focused – and necessarily incomplete– historical overview of Agent Orange, from the first synthesis of its active ingredients in a research laboratory and the occurrence of the dioxin contamination to the use of the agent as a chemical weapon in Vietnam.
		These risks associated with the coming into existence of a novel chemical are mainly the result of (a) the future use of larger quantities of the compound, (b) the manufacture process of bulk quantities and (c) the dissemination of the synthetic method in the scientific literature.
		In the case of Agent Orange, this debate is complicated by the fact that the damage was caused by a chemical impurity.
	www.hyle.org /journal/issues/11-2/jacob.htm (7421 words)

	Chemical Weapons Programs - Iraq Special Weapons Facilities
		Citing the report of four chemical warfare experts whom the UN had sent to Iran in February and March 1986, the secretary general called on Baghdad to end its violation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol on the use of chemical weapons.
		The report further stated that "the use of chemical weapons appear[ed] to be more extensive [in 1981] than in 1984." Iraq attempted to deny using chemicals, but the evidence, in the form of many badly burned casualties flown to European hospitals for treatment, was overwhelming.
		The quality of the mustard agent was good (not less than 80 per cent pure) and was such that the agent could be stored for long periods, either in bulk or in weaponized form.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/iraq/cw/program.htm (1859 words)

	Chemical Agent Information Database
		The modern history of chemical warfare dates to World War I and is credited with a million casualties and over 100,000 deaths throughout the four years of that engagement.
		Although tear-producing agents were utilized by the French with limited success in quelling civil disturbances prior to the war, they were not used once the war began.
		In his foreword to a U.N. report on chemical and biological weapons (July 1, 1969), Secretary General Thant ecommended a renewed appeal for accession to the protocol and a "clear affirmation" that it covered the use in war of all chemical and biological weapons, including tear gas and other harassing agents.
	www.zarc.com /english/chemical/index.html (2812 words)

	17 chemical agent incidents
		Two witnesses involved in a Marine Corps chemical detection unit and a third witness nearby reported two events where chemical agents - mustard gas and lewisite - were detected as Marine units advanced through Iraqi positions toward the Al Jaber Airport.
		Chemical detectors with a Marine unit confirmed detection of mustard gas and sarin nerve agent during breaching of Iraqi defenses.
		Witness reported chemical alert and subsequent symptoms of chemical agent exposure.
	members.aol.com /vetcenter/chemagt.htm (627 words)

	Chemical Weapons United States
		Chemical agents in the modem sense were first used in World War I, when chlorine gas was released, from large cylinders, in a favorable wind.
		Subsequently in World War I, a great variety of chemical agents were used by both sides, the most damaging being the blister producing mustard gas.
		The term non-stockpile chemical materiel describes a wide variety of chemical warfare materiel that is not part of the unitary stockpile as declared in 1986.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/cbw/cw.htm (803 words)

	Depressant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A depressant is a chemical agent that diminishes the function or activity of a specific part of the body.
		The term is used in particular with regard to the central nervous system (CNS).
		In that case these chemicals are known as neurotransmitters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Depressant (391 words)

	Tear Gases & Chemical Agents - Agent BZ
		Tear Gases and Chemical Agents - Agent BZ BZ is among the classes of centrally-acting compounds, that act on the central nervous system, which includes Fentanyl and Ketamine.
		BZ is an effective stunning agent that acts by mydriasis (dilation of the pupils), which can be extremely uncomfortable.
		BZ has proven highly unpredictable in its effects and is not regarded as a satisfactory chemical Agent, although it has been loaded into munitions and aerial delivery systems.
	www.zarc.com /english/chemical/agentbz.html (205 words)

	ORS-Chemical Safety
		This Chemical Safety page covers the three phases of a chemical agent's life cycle in the University research and teaching labs.
		Once the chemical has been used and is no longer in a form that can be used again, it must be disposed of according to federal, state, and local regulations.
		Chemical safety is closely related to laboratory safety and emergency procedures.
	www.research.northwestern.edu /research/ors/chem/index.htm (209 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Chemical Weapons Incineration Progressing in Alabama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sarin nerve agent, or GB, makes up about 19 percent of the total agent Anniston is charged with processing.
		Of the other agents stored in earth-covered "igloos" at the facility, VX nerve agent made up 37 percent, and mustard agent made up 44 percent.
		During the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention in Paris, 130 countries agreed to terms regarding the treatment of chemical weapons.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Aug2005/20050809_2375.html (923 words)

	CNS - Basics of ChemBio Weapons Detectors - November 24, 2003 - Research Story of the Week
		In addition to extricating biological agents from the surrounding environment, concentration of a sample can greatly enhance the ability to identify agents that are dilutely dispersed (but still of high enough concentration to have a deleterious effect on exposed humans).
		Cutting-edge chemical techniques readily allow for the detection of single molecules.[30,31] Nevertheless, the experimental apparatus and conditions for such resolution are limited to sophisticated research laboratories.
		As is the case for detecting biological agents, the most challenging aspect for chemical agent identification is often extracting the agent of interest from the other chemicals in the environment.
	www.cns.miis.edu /pubs/week/031124.htm (6453 words)

	Chemical Agent Release Rules of Thumb - Training Version
		A note on terminology: In the Rules of Thumbs documents the term agent cloud is used throughout to refer to either a cloud or a plume of a chemical agent.
		In a perfect world, awareness of a chemical agent release will result from early detection by appropriate detection systems which provide information on the agent released, or from a report of an accident conveying similar information.
		If you are outside and the agent has been released inside a structure, stay outside and move away from the structure without passing through the agent cloud.
	www.cbwinfo.com /Chemical/CWRT.shtml (1771 words)

	No Chemical Agent In Mortar Shells
		CAMP EDEN, Iraq - Tests by Danish and American experts indicate there is no chemical warfare agent in mortar shells unearthed in southern Iraq, but conclusive word will only come from a lab in Idaho.
		Earlier examinations had indicated a blister agent was in the shells, which apparently date to the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.
		The earliest results may have been positive because tests by troops in the field are designed to favor a positive reading, erring on the side of caution to protect soldiers.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_chemical_011504,00.html (684 words)

	The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) - Newport, IN
		The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) - Newport, IN Newport, IN The Newport Chemical Depot is one of eight Army installations in the U.S. with a chemical agent stockpile.
		The Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility is designed for the sole purpose of destroying the chemical agent stored at the Newport Army Depot.
		In addition, demolition of the former chemical weapons production facility located on Newport Chemical Depot is part of a coordinated campaign by the United States to eliminate its chemical weapons production capabilities.
	www.cma.army.mil /newport.aspx (624 words)

	Washington Group International - Project Profiles - Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
		Two other chemical demilitarization facilities are being operated in Maryland and Indiana to neutralize several thousand tons of chemical material in those states.
		All U.S. chemical agent disposal facilities are working toward an April 2007 international treaty requirement to dispose of the chemical weapons stockpile.
		Liquid agent (not a gas) is pumped to a 2,700 degree Fahrenheit liquid incinerator.
	www.wgint.com /project.php?id=20 (1672 words)

	Safety and Health Topics: Chemical Terrorism
		The intentional use of chemicals as a weapon by terrorists is a growing concern for public health officials.
		Chemical Agent Air Standards Status Table: Existing and Proposed Standards as of 4/05/03.
		Chemical Agent Multi Media/Toxicity Standards Status Table: Existing and proposed criteria as of 3/19/01.
	www.osha.gov /SLTC/emergencypreparedness/chemical_sub.html (1192 words)

	Chemical Weapons and Precursors
		From this page you can access information about chemical agent properties and uses, and defenses against them, and some background on general concepts of chemical warfare.
		Chemical Defenses: antibiotics, drugs, insecticides and agricultural fungicides.
		This is a list of the chemical weapons and precursors that are, or will be, covered by datasheets.
	www.cbwinfo.com /Chemical/CWList.shtml (143 words)

	Wetting agent, wetting agent for (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		He recommends the use of non-ionic wetting agents that are not harmed by.Platers contemplating the use of a wetting agent for drag-out reduction should.
		Wetting agents (from surface coating) In both the production and the applicationof coatings, the wetting of solid surfaces by the fluid phase is necessary wetting agent.
		Tween 20 is a surface-active, solvent-aiding wetting agent used in shampoos,shaving cremes etc. 78030, Triton X 100, wetting agent for water-based paints.
	www.thebedding.org /wetting+agent.html (319 words)

	Pulmonary agent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A pulmonary agent (or choking agent) is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.
		U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense.
		Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook: Pulmonary Agents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pulmonary_agent (80 words)

	The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency - Creating a Safer Tomorrow
		The CMA was created to incorporate the former Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization and portions of the Soldier Biological and Chemical Command into one agency.
		Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF) managers have concluded the workers are trained and the facility is ready to start VX disposal operations.
		A team of Anniston Chemical Activity (ANCA) employees has successfully and safely moved obsolete rockets containing nerve agent VX from storage igloos to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF).
	www.cma.army.mil (851 words)

	Case Narrative Chemical Warfare Agent Release at Muhammidiyat Ammunition Storage Site Final Report
		Many veterans of the Gulf War have expressed concern that their unexplained illnesses may have resulted from their experiences in that war.
		After publication, the Office of the Special Assistant sent letters and made follow-up phone calls to a small number of soldiers and airmen who possibly were exposed to nerve agent from the bombing of Muhammadiyat Ammunition Storage Site.
		This is a final report because no new information has been received to change the findings and assessments of the narrative.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /muhammadiyat_ii (378 words)

	ScrappleFace: Chemical Agent Found at Information Ministry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It is only a matter of time before a "socially-conscious" musicians composed of high school dropouts adopts the name "Chemical Ali" for their garage band.
		It "reports" that coalition troops "have discovered a massive cache of the chemical agent lysergic acid diethylamide." It "quotes" Sahaf as saying that using the chemical, also known as LSD, "helps him to see Abrams tanks as gentle lavender camels and Bradley fighting vehicles as enormous pansies and petunias."
		We may never find all of them as he has undoubtedly destroyed a good bit of them, already farmed them off, or had them hidden underground where they probably won't be found for decades.
	www.scrappleface.com /MT/archives/000803.html (14004 words)

	CDC \| Chemical Agents \| Emergency Preparedness & Response
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		Webcast: Recognition of Chemical Associated Gastrointestinal Foodborne Illness
		Contacts for Lab Testing in Chemical Terrorism Events
	www.bt.cdc.gov /Agent/agentlistchem.asp (85 words)

	Quia - Chemical Agent Knowledge
		True or False questions relating to chemical agents
		This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
		To learn how to make your own, just like this, click here.
	www.quia.com /cb/55511.html (29 words)

	Emergency Response Resources - Chemical Agent Information - NIOSH Topic Page
		Information for first responders includes Agent-specific identification, medical symptoms, prevention and personal protective equipment, fire fighting, sampling and analytical methods, decontamination, spillage disposal, packaging and labeling information.
		Includes relevant information from the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and International Chemical Safety Cards, IDLH Values, more...
		EPA web site describes dangers from exposure to airborne chemicals and recommends guideline levels for short-term exposures to airborne hazardous substances.
	www.cdc.gov /niosh/topics/emres/chemagent.html (381 words)

	Pharmacy Directory - Search Results - Depressants
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		A depressant is a chemical agent that diminishes a body function or activity.
		The term is used in particular with regard to the central nervous system.
	pharmasn.com /search.php?q=Depressants (262 words)

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