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by baxter001 954 days ago
The "chemical burns" in the title are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_mustard burns, a blistering agent and schedule 1 substance under the chemical weapons convention.
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Specifically, nitrogen mustard is under part A of schedule 1, which means it can directly be used as a chemical weapon (schedule 1 means it has very few or no uses outside of chemical warfare, or the manufacture of chemical weapons). Interestingly, nitrogen mustard is also used to treat some cancers.

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki...