Fact Sheet: Facts About Sulfur Mustard

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Fact Sheet: Facts About Sulfur Mustard

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February 25, 2003
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Series: Chemical Emergencies

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What sulfur mustard is

• Sulfur mustard is a type of chemical warfare agent. These kinds of agents are called vesicants or blistering agents, because they cause blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact.

• Sulfur mustard is also known as “mustard gas or mustard agent,” or by the military designations H, HD, and HT. · Sulfur mustard sometimes smells like garlic,onions, or mustard and sometimes has no odor. It can be a vapor (the gaseous form of a liquid), an oilytextured liquid, or a solid.

• Sulfur mustard can be clear to yellow or brown when it is in liquid or solid form.

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Chemical Warfare Agents/toxicity Dermatological Agents/toxicity Environmental Pollutants/toxicity Mustard Gas/toxicity
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Chemical Emergencies
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Fact Sheet
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