chemical grenade

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A chemical grenade is a type of grenade that disperses chemical agents rather than exploding. These agents can be gases, liquids, or solids designed to affect humans, animals, or plants through inhalation, skin absorption, or ingestion.1234

While explosive grenades are designed to detonate and create shrapnel, chemical grenades are intended to release substances with toxic effects. These can include riot-control agents like tear gas, incapacitants that disorient or paralyze, or blister agents that cause burns. Chemical agents are delivered via various means, including grenades, artillery shells, and bombs, and their effectiveness depends on factors like toxicity, persistence in the environment, and how they interact with the human body.2341

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Another major class is chemical and gas grenades, which usually burn rather than explode. This class comprises smoke, incendiary (fire-setting), illuminating, chemical-warfare, and tear-gas grenades. The latter are used by police for riot and crowd control. Several uses may be combined, as in a white phosphorous grenade that has…
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Another major class is chemical and gas grenades, which usually burn rather than explode. This class comprises smoke, incendiary (fire-setting), illuminating, chemical-warfare, and tear-gas grenades. The latter are used by police for riot and crowd control. Several uses may be combined, as in a white phosphorous grenade that has…
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