Riot control agents: pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry and chemistry
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Riot control agents: pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry and chemistry.
The desired effect of all riot control agents is the temporary disablement of individuals by way of intense irritation of the mucous membranes and skin. Generally, riot control agents can produce acute site-specific toxicity where sensory irritation occurs. Early riot control agents, namely, chloroacetophenone (CN) and chlorodihydrophenarsazine (DM), have been replaced with 'safer' agents such ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Toxicology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0260-437X,1099-1263
DOI: 10.1002/jat.767