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A 'pulmonary agent' (or 'choking agent') is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.
Examples of pulmonary agents include:

★ Chlorine gas

★ Chloropicrin (PS)

★ Diphosgene (DP)

★ Phosgene (CG)

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★ U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. (Sep. 1995). Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook: Pulmonary Agents. Retrieved Nov. 7, 2004.