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Chemical Weapons Table 

Persistence at 21-32°C* Persistence at 4-16°C* State at 20°C Action Odor
Phosgene
Code: CG
Type: Choking
0.5 1 Colorless Gas Rapid Green corn or new mown hay Remarks: May be known as collongite
Diphosgene
Code: DP
Type: Choking
.5-3 1-4 Colorless liquid Rapid Green corn or new mown hay Remarks: May be known as superpalite
Tabun
Code: GA
Type: Nerve
24-48 48-96 Colorless to brown liquid Very rapid Fruity to none
Sarin
Code: GB
Type: Nerve
.5-24 24-36 Near odorless Immediate Very rapid
Soman
Code: GD
Type: Nerve
24-48 48-96 Colorless Gas Very rapid Camphor to fruity
Vx
Code: VX
Type: Nerve
240-720 720-2160 Colorless liquid Rapid Odorless
Hydrogen Cyanide
Code: AC
Type: Blood
.25-.5 .5-1 Colorless gas or liquid Very rapid Bitter almonds Remarks: Degrades filters
Cyanogen Chloride
Code: CK
Type: Blood
.25-.5 .5-1 Colorless gas Rapid Weakly like bitter almonds Remarks: Degrades filters
Arsine
Code: SA
Type: Blood
.08-.25 .25-.5 Colorless gas Delayed Mild Garlic
Distilled Mustard
Code: HD
Type: Blister
24-48 48-96 Colorless to pale yellow liquid Delayed Garlic Remarks: Less concentrated mix may be known as "hs" or yperite
Nitrogen Mustard
Code: HN-1
Type: Blister
24-48 48-96 Dark liquid Delayed Fishy or musty
Nitrogen Mustard
Code: HN-2
Type: Blister
24-48 48-72 Dark liquid Delayed Soapy to fruity
Nitrogen Mustard
Code: HN-3
Type: Blister
48-72 96-144 Dark liquid Delayed Near odorless
Phosgene Oxime
Code: CX
Type: Blister
2-4 3-6 Colorless solid or liquid Immediate Sharp and penetrating
Lewisite
Code: L
Type: Blister
18-36 48-72 Dark brown or yellow oil/liquid Rapid May resemble geraniums
Mustard Lewisite
Code: HL
Type: Blister
24-36 48-72 Dark brown or yellow oil/liquid Delayed Garlic
Ethyldichloroarsine
Code: ED
Type: Blister
1-2 2-3 Colorless liquid Immediate Fruity and biting Remarks: Very water soluble; becomes very non-persistent in rain, etc.
Methyldichloro- arsine
Code: MD
Type: Blister
2-4 4-8 Colorless liquid Rapid Odorless
Diphenyl-dichloroarsine
Code: DA
Type: Vomiting
1-2 2-4 White to brown solid Very rapid Odorless Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Adamsite
Code: DM
Type: Vomiting
1-2 2-4 Yellow to green solid Very rapid Odorless
Diphenylcyano- arsine
Code: DC
Type: Vomiting
1-2 2-4 White to pale solid Very rapid Bitter almond-garlic mix Remarks: Often used in conjunction with gb; may be known as sternite
Chloroaceto- phenome
Code: CN
Type: Riot
1-2 2-3 Solid Instant Apple blossoms
Chloroaceto-phenome in chloroform
Code: CNC
Type: Riot
1-2 2-3 Liquid Instant Chloroform Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Chloroaceto-phenome and chloropicrin in chloroform
Code: CNS
Type: Riot
1-2 2-3 Liquid Instant Flypaper Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Chloroaceto-phenome in benzene and carbon tetrachloride
Code: CNB
Type: Riot
1-2 2-3 Liquid Instant Benzene
Bromobenzyl- cyanide
Code: CA
Type: Riot
24-48 48-96 Liquid Instant Soured fruit Remarks: May be known as camite
O-chloro- benzylmalononitrile
Code: CS
Type: Riot
168-336 168-336 Colorless to white solid Instant Pepper
BZ
Code: BZ
Type: Incapacitating
240-480 720-1440 Dust Delayed -- Remarks: No longer in active service; effects wildly unpredictable