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1847-161

Description

Each K955 CAIS contains seven glass bottles with a total of 3.5 fluid ounces (0.103 liters) of agent per CAIS of the seven bottles. Four contain 3 ounces (90 cc) of activated charcoal on which agent is absorbed. Of the seven bottles, one bottle contains Lewisite (L or M- 1), one bottle contains chloropicrin (PS), and two bottles contain mustard (HS), one contains 6 grams of triphosgene [a simulant for phosgene (CG)I, one 15 grams of chloroacetophenone (CN) and one with 15 grams of adamsite (DM)

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Source(s)

Old Chemical Weapons and Related Materiel Reference Guide (2018)

Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS) Information Package (1995)