The Science of Tear Gas

There’s a lot of confusion about tear gases—what they are, what they do, and whether they can cause long-term harm. Here's what we know.

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Tear Gases
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-48...
https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.767
https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2013-00...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27391...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11901...
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800...
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386...
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/963638
https://doi.org/10.1080/08958378.2018...
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2283
https://doi.org/10.17226/18707
TRP channels
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-cellb...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22233...
Electrophilic Agents
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2008.0...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15071...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19036...
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120201397
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386...
https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1963...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12668...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28424...
Capsaicinoids
https://doi.org/10.1520/JFS14999J
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28044...
https://doi.org/10.1021/np9600816
History of Tear Gases
https://doi.org/10.2307/3103718
https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.5.4.1
https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.115.1.0069
Government/Military Documents
https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons...
https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/fi...
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/custom... https://ke.army.mil/bordeninstitute/p...
https://ac.home.xs4all.nl/crowdcontro...
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/g...
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/g...
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archi...
https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/re...
https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/riotc...
Other Coverage
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02...
https://core.ac.uk/reader/287490352
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcas...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals...

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