CNS
Identifiers
  • None
Properties
Appearance Liquid
Odor Flypaper-like
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

CNS is a mixture of chloroacetophenone, chloropicrin and chloroform that is used as a chemical warfare agent.[1] CNS has the lachrymatory effects of chloroacetophenone and choking effects of chloropicrin. It has a flypaper-like odor.

CNS was used as a riot control agent, but it's no longer used now.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ellison, D. Hank (2007). Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents (2nd ed.). Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC. ISBN 9780849314346.
  2. ↑ Hoenig, Steven L. (2007), Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents, Springer, ISBN 978-0-387-34626-7


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.