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DAMAGING AGENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Toxicology
DEF

A chemical warfare agent [that] produces irritation to [the] eyes and the upper respiratory tract and damage to the lungs, primarily causing pulmonary edema.

OBS

[Choking agents] include phosgene, diphosgene, chlorine, and chloropicrin.

OBS

choking agent: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • lung damaging agent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Toxicologie
DEF

[Agent de guerre chimique] très volatil qui, lorsqu'il est inhalé, provoque une irritation et de graves lésions au niveau des bronches et des poumons [, ce qui] entraîne [habituellement] une mort par asphyxie.

OBS

Le phosgène, le diphosgène, le chlore et la chloropicrine sont des agents suffocants.

OBS

suffocant : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
  • Toxicología
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Record 2 1989-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

damaging agent to objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

agent de dégradation d'objets.

Spanish

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