Sarin (NATO designation GB [short for G-series, "B"]) is an extremely toxic organophosphorus compound.Sarin (GB). Emergency Response Safety and Health Database. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Accessed April 20, 2009. A colourless, odourless liquid, it is used as a chemical weapon due to its extreme potency as a nerve agent. Exposure can be lethal even at very low concentrations, where death can occur within one to ten minutes after direct inhalation of a lethal dose, due to suffocation from respiratory paralysis, unless antidotes are quickly administered. People who absorb a non-lethal dose and do not receive immediate medical treatment may suffer permanent neurological damage.
Sarin (NATO designation GB [short for G-series "B"]) is an extremely toxic organophosphorus compoundSarin (GB) Emergency Response Safety and Health Database National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Accessed April 20 2009 A colourless odourless liquid it is used as a chemical weapon due to its extreme potency as a nerve agent Exposure can be lethal even at very low concentrations where death can occur within one to ten minutes after direct inhalation of a lethal dose due to suffocation from respiratory paralysis unless antidotes are quickly administered People who absorb a non-lethal dose and do not receive immediate medical treatment may suffer permanent neurological damage