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Summary Signs and Symptoms: Eye and airway irritation, dyspnea, chest tightness, and delayed pulmonary edema. Detection: Odor of newly mown hay or freshly cut grass or corn. There is no military detector for phosgene. Decontamination: Vapor ....

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... membrane); however, the precise mechanisms of toxicity remain an enigma. The U.S. produces over a billion pounds of phosgene (CG) per year for industrial uses; however, we do not stockpile this agent for military use. Perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB) is a toxic pyrolysis product of tetrafluoroethylene polymers encountered in military materiel (e.g., Teflon7, found in the interior of many military vehicles). The oxides of nitrogen (NOxs) are components of blast weapons or may be toxic decomposition products. Smokes, e.g., HC, contain toxic compounds that cause the same effects as phosgene does. The remainder of this chapter will dea ...