This cartridge is designed for use against personnel in direct fire, muzzle action, and in a direct fire mission with a time setting other than muzzle action.
No information about hazardous components.
TM 43-0001-28, Artillery Ammunition (chg 11, 2003)
TM 9-1300-203, Artillery Ammunition (1967)
TM 9-1385-51, Ammunition (Conventional) for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (1967)