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VA has contacted identifiable World War II Veterans with a previously-denied claim for exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite to re-adjudicate those claims. World War II Veterans who were previously ...
which traces the intertwined histories of mustard gas in war and chemotherapy. Of the roughly 600 people treated for exposure to sulfur mustard at the harbor, 83 died. Some of the sulfur mustard that ...
and mixing bleach and ammonia can make mustard gas. Both can cause burning eyes, a burning throat, and difficulty breathing, and can be fatal with long-term exposure. Mixing different drain ...
As gas masks were distributed, which largely negated the effects of chlorine, the chemicals used became more sophisticated, first with phosgene and then mustard gas, which burned the skin as well ...