Choking/Lung/Pulmonary Agents
Pulmonary agents are chemicals that cause severe irritation or swelling of the respiratory tract (lining of the nose, throat, and lungs).
Specific Chemical Agents
- Ammonia
- Bromine (CA)
- Chlorine (CL)
- Hydrogen chloride
- Methyl bromide
- Methyl isocyanate
- Osmium tetroxide
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Phosgene
- Diphosgene (DP)
- Phosgene (CG)
- Phosphine
- Phosphorus, elemental, white or yellow
- Sulfuryl fluoride
Page last reviewed: April 4, 2018
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)