How might I be exposed to sulfur mustard agents H/HD and HT?
• The primary routes of potential human exposure to sulfur mustards are inhalation and dermal contact. Sulfur mustards are chemical warfare agents that can cause skin burns and blisters and damage to the respiratory airways. Sulfur mustards burn your skin and cause blisters within a few days of exposure. Exposure is particularly harmful around sweaty parts of the body. It is also more harmful to the skin on hot, humid days, or in tropical climates. Sulfur mustards make your eyes burn, your eyelids swell, and cause you to blink a lot. • If you breath sulfur mustards, it can cause coughing, bronchitis, and long-term respiratory disease. If you are exposed to large amounts of sulfur mustards, you can eventually die from it. • Sulfur mustards did not affect reproduction in rats that breathed it. We do not know if sulfur mustards can affect people’s ability to reproduce.
