Guidance

Mustard gas: health effects and incident management

Information on mustard gas, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 23 November 2017
• Last updated: 1 October 2024 — See all updates

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Mustard gas: incident management

Ref: GOV-17345

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Mustard gas: general information

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Mustard gas is also known as sulphur mustard.

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Published 23 November 2017
Last updated 1 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 1 October 2024

   The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information page has undergone a HTML format update – the content within this page has remained unchanged.

2. 31 October 2018

   Added 'Mustard gas: general information' document.

3. 23 November 2017

   First published.