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1 Examples  



1.1  Blister agents  





1.2  Blood agents  





1.3  Vomiting agents  







2 References  














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Arsenicals are chemical compounds that contain arsenic.[1][2] In a military context, the term arsenical refer to toxic arsenic compounds that are used as chemical warfare agents. This include blister agents, blood agents and vomiting agents.[3][4] Historically, they were used extensively as insecticides, especially lead arsenate.

Examples[edit]

Blister agents[edit]

Blood agents[edit]

Vomiting agents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gaion A, Sartori D, Scuderi A, Fattorini D (2014). "Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of arsenic compounds in Hediste diversicolor (Muller 1776) after exposure to spiked sediments". Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21 (9): 5952–5959. Bibcode:2014ESPR...21.5952G. doi:10.1007/s11356-014-2538-z. PMID 24458939. S2CID 12568097.
  • ^ "Arsenicals - MeSH - NCBI".
  • ^ Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). CRC Press. 24 August 2007. ISBN 9780849314346.
  • ^ Compendium of chemical warfare agents. Springer. 15 November 2006. ISBN 9780387346267.

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