Chemical Weapons Table

	Persistence at 21-32°C*	Persistence at 4-16°C*	State at 20°C	Action	Odor

Phosgene Code: CG Type: Choking	0.5	1	Colorless Gas	Rapid	Green corn or new mown hay	Remarks: May be known as collongite
Diphosgene Code: DP Type: Choking	.5-3	1-4	Colorless liquid	Rapid	Green corn or new mown hay	Remarks: May be known as superpalite
Tabun Code: GA Type: Nerve	24-48	48-96	Colorless to brown liquid	Very rapid	Fruity to none
Sarin Code: GB Type: Nerve	.5-24	24-36	Near odorless	Immediate	Very rapid
Soman Code: GD Type: Nerve	24-48	48-96	Colorless Gas	Very rapid	Camphor to fruity
Vx Code: VX Type: Nerve	240-720	720-2160	Colorless liquid	Rapid	Odorless
Hydrogen Cyanide Code: AC Type: Blood	.25-.5	.5-1	Colorless gas or liquid	Very rapid	Bitter almonds	Remarks: Degrades filters
Cyanogen Chloride Code: CK Type: Blood	.25-.5	.5-1	Colorless gas	Rapid	Weakly like bitter almonds	Remarks: Degrades filters
Arsine Code: SA Type: Blood	.08-.25	.25-.5	Colorless gas	Delayed	Mild Garlic
Distilled Mustard Code: HD Type: Blister	24-48	48-96	Colorless to pale yellow liquid	Delayed	Garlic	Remarks: Less concentrated mix may be known as "hs" or yperite
Nitrogen Mustard Code: HN-1 Type: Blister	24-48	48-96	Dark liquid	Delayed	Fishy or musty
Nitrogen Mustard Code: HN-2 Type: Blister	24-48	48-72	Dark liquid	Delayed	Soapy to fruity
Nitrogen Mustard Code: HN-3 Type: Blister	48-72	96-144	Dark liquid	Delayed	Near odorless
Phosgene Oxime Code: CX Type: Blister	2-4	3-6	Colorless solid or liquid	Immediate	Sharp and penetrating
Lewisite Code: L Type: Blister	18-36	48-72	Dark brown or yellow oil/liquid	Rapid	May resemble geraniums
Mustard Lewisite Code: HL Type: Blister	24-36	48-72	Dark brown or yellow oil/liquid	Delayed	Garlic
Ethyldichloroarsine Code: ED Type: Blister	1-2	2-3	Colorless liquid	Immediate	Fruity and biting	Remarks: Very water soluble; becomes very non-persistent in rain, etc.
Methyldichloro- arsine Code: MD Type: Blister	2-4	4-8	Colorless liquid	Rapid	Odorless
Diphenyl-dichloroarsine Code: DA Type: Vomiting	1-2	2-4	White to brown solid	Very rapid	Odorless	Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Adamsite Code: DM Type: Vomiting	1-2	2-4	Yellow to green solid	Very rapid	Odorless
Diphenylcyano- arsine Code: DC Type: Vomiting	1-2	2-4	White to pale solid	Very rapid	Bitter almond-garlic mix	Remarks: Often used in conjunction with gb; may be known as sternite
Chloroaceto- phenome Code: CN Type: Riot	1-2	2-3	Solid	Instant	Apple blossoms
Chloroaceto-phenome in chloroform Code: CNC Type: Riot	1-2	2-3	Liquid	Instant	Chloroform	Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Chloroaceto-phenome and chloropicrin in chloroform Code: CNS Type: Riot	1-2	2-3	Liquid	Instant	Flypaper	Remarks: Always spread as an aerosol
Chloroaceto-phenome in benzene and carbon tetrachloride Code: CNB Type: Riot	1-2	2-3	Liquid	Instant	Benzene
Bromobenzyl- cyanide Code: CA Type: Riot	24-48	48-96	Liquid	Instant	Soured fruit	Remarks: May be known as camite
O-chloro- benzylmalononitrile Code: CS Type: Riot	168-336	168-336	Colorless to white solid	Instant	Pepper
BZ Code: BZ Type: Incapacitating	240-480	720-1440	Dust	Delayed	--	Remarks: No longer in active service; effects wildly unpredictable