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Riot Control Agents/Tear Gas

Riot control agents/tear gas are highly irritating agents normally used by law enforcement for crowd control or by individuals for protection (for example, mace).

Resource Comparison

Information from CDC, WISER, and CAMEO
Emergency Response Safety and Health Database (CDC/NIOSH) Chloroacetophenone (CN) Chloropicrin (PS) WISER (NIH/NLM) Chloropicrin CAMEO (EPA, NOAA) Bromobenzyl Cyanides 2-Chloroacetophenone o-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile Chloropicrin Dibenz(b,f)(1,4)oxazepine	Chemical Emergencies (CDC) Toxic Syndrome Description: Riot Control Agent Poisoning (Signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis) Riot Control Agents (Fact Sheet, Case Definition)

Additional Resources:

ChemIDplus - Chemical dictionary, structures, and links to many Internet resources (NIH/NLM)
alpha-Bromobenzyl cyanide, omega-Chloroacetophenone, 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, Chloropicrin, CR (lacrimator)

Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicology data (NIH/NLM)
alpha-Bromobenzyl Cyanide, 2-Chloroacetophenone, 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, Chloropicrin, Dibenz(b,f)[1,4]oxazepine

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