What is sulfur mustard?
Sulfur mustard, also known as mustard gas or mustard agent, is a chemical warfare agent and was used as such in World Wars I and II. It was reportedly used in the Iran-Iraq war in 1980-1988. It is not presently used in the United States, except for research purposes and the U.S. Department of Defense must destroy all remaining stocks of sulfur mustard. Sulfur mustard sometimes smells like garlic, onions, or mustard and sometimes has no odor. It can be a vapor (the gaseous form of a liquid), an oily-textured liquid, or a solid. Sulfur mustard can be clear to yellow or brown when it is in liquid or solid. How does sulfur mustard enter the environment? Sulfur mustard is not found naturally in the environment. Sulfur mustard would only be found in the environment if there were an accidental release from military storage facilities. How can people be exposed to sulfur mustard? Since sulfur mustard is no longer made in the United States and is only found at a few military storage sites, the
