Review of Acute Human-Toxicity Estimates for Selected Che...
National Research Council / Division On Earth And Life Studies / Commission On Life Sciences No reliable acute-exposure1 standards have been established for the particular purpose of protecting soldiers from toxic exposures to chemical warfare (CW) agents. Some human-toxicity estimates are available for the most common CW agents?organophosphorus nerve agents and vesicants, however, most of those estimates were developed for offensive purposes (that is, to kill or incapacitate the enemy) and were intended to be interim values only. Bec...