Mustard Gas Fast Facts:– Also known as sulphur mustard– An organic compound: (ClCH2CH2)2S– Mustard gas is a cytotoxin– Used in chemical warfare– Garlic scent and yellow-brown colour– Fatal in less than 1% cases– Causes burns, suffocation and cancer– Precursor to development of chemotherapy Thought to have been developed in 1822, mustard gas (sulphur mustard) is…
