How to Use phosgene in a Sentence

phosgene

noun
  • In addition to chlorine, both sides used phosgene and mustard gas, which blistered the skin.
    — Washington Post, 2014-08-01
  • The breach sent hydrogen chloride – a gas that can irritate the eyes, skin and nose – and toxic phosgene gas into the air.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2023-02-19
  • The burning sent hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air, and a billowing black smoke cloud from the burn site could be seen for miles.
    — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 2023-02-16
  • As vinyl chloride burns, the gas can form byproducts including hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and traces of phosgene.
    — Jill Neimark, STAT, 2023-02-21
  • Hydrogen chloride fumes could irritate the throat and cause skin problems, while phosgene fumes may lead to chest constriction and choking, Kumar said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2023-02-14
  • Burning vinyl chloride sends phosgene, a toxic gas that was used as a weapon during World War I, and hydrogen chloride into the air.
    — The Enquirer, 2023-02-15
  • After the fire was extinguished on February 8, the threat of vinyl chloride fire producing phosgene and hydrogen chloride no longer exists.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2023-02-23
  • When burned, vinyl chloride decomposes into gases including hydrogen chloride and phosgene.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 2023-02-15
  • Mustard gas crawling over the trenches caused debilitating injuries, while soldiers exposed to chlorine and phosgene gases suffocated in a most gruesome manner.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 2018-04-20
  • Just last week a train derailment in Ohio caused a chemical fire and forced evacuations as hazmat teams burned tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2023-02-15
  • When burned, vinyl chloride can break down into hydrogen chloride, phosgene, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide vapors, according to the EPA.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2023-02-17
  • Afraid the train cars would explode, sending shrapnel into neighborhoods, authorities decided to release and burn the vinyl chloride - a move that sent dangerous gases, hydrogen chloride and phosgene, into the air.
    — Nick Keppler, Anna Phillips and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 2023-02-14
  • The sounds were deafening — the thunderous detonations of exploding munitions, the loud staccato bursts of machine gun fire, the shriek of whistles as German chlorine and phosgene gas were unleashed, and the screams of the wounded.
    — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 2018-05-28
  • There is a risk that vinyl chloride, hydrochloric acid, and phosgene, which is a World War I-era chemical weapon that is also sometimes used as a pesticide, could be released from the burning, the Post continues.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 2023-02-07
  • Three days after the derailment, authorities decided to burn off the toxic gases to avoid an explosion, sending hydrogen chloride and phosgene, a toxic chemical used as a weapon in World War I, into the air.
    — Fox News, 2023-02-14

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