Nerve Agents (GA, GB, GD, VX) : CAS#: Tabun (GA) 77-81-6; Sarin (GB) 107-44-8; Soman (GD) 96-64-0; VX 50782-69-9

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about nerve agents. For more information, call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-800-232-4636. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
  
  Exposure to nerve agents can occur due to accidental release from a military storage facility. Nerve agents are highly toxic regardless of the route of exposure. Exposure to nerve agents can cause tightness of the chest, excessive salivation, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, blurred vision, tremors, and death. Nerve agents (GA, GB, GD, VX) have been identified at 5 of the 1,585 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  
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• Subjects:
  Chemical Warfare Agents/toxicity Nerve Agents/toxicity Sarin/toxicity Soman/toxicity
• Series:
  ToxFAQs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  2 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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