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blister gas: see poison gas poison gas, any of various gases sometimes used in warfare or riot control because of their poisonous or corrosive nature. These gases may be roughly grouped according to the portal of entry into the body and their physiological effects. ..... Click the link for more information. . blister gas [′blis·tər ‚gas] (materials) Any of several war gases, such as lewisite, which cause burning, inflammation, or tissue destruction internally or externally. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During the war, Czech chemical-weapons experts detected traces of nerve gas and a blister agent, leading Pentagon officials to theorize that the chemical agents may have been released as a result of a U. Furthermore, when Harold Jerome Edwards, the leader of a chemical detection team, tested the air after the explosion, he got a positive reading for a chemical blister agent. Smiths Detection's first responder solutions provide an unparalleled level of detection and identification of solids, liquids and gases, including: toxic industrial chemicals, suspicious white powders, illicit drugs, nerve and blister agents, weapons of mass destruction, volatile organic compounds, chemical warfare agents, explosives, pesticides, and flammables and non-flammables. |
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