FIGURE 3-4. (A) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) gas chamber.

FIGURE 3-4

(A) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) gas chamber. Interior dimensions of this chamber were 10 ft. by 15 ft., with a 12 ft. high ceiling. The chamber was designed to fit ten men and allow room for moderate exercise. (B) Photograph of the inside of a similar gas chamber used at Edgewood Arsenal for World War II chamber tests (the numbers refer to specific equipment). SOURCE: Taylor et al., 1943. Photographs provided by Naval Research Laboratory (A) and U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency (B).

From: 3, History and Analysis of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Research Programs in the United States

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Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Survey of the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite; Pechura CM, Rall DP, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1993.
Copyright 1993 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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