Chemical agents capable of causing life-threatening injuries and death present serious threats to human communities. Many agents can be easily produced and disseminated in the atmosphere or public water and food supplies. When they make contact with human skin, mucous membranes, eyes, and respiratory and digestive systems, they can have harmful and even lethal effects. The dangers posed by chemical weapons are made greater by the ready availability of information on how to produce them in... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2023. 3p.