Since the chlorine was water soluble, decontamination and cleanup were relatively easy. Mustard gas, however, was much harder to stop, and much more damaging.
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Air purifying and atmosphere providing respiratory protective technologies developed during the First World War are the early stages of tools and equipment that we are now using regularly.
The modern gas mask, the filter cartridges, the escape breathing devices and self-rescuers are used every day worldwide to protect millions of firefighters, workers and operators in many industries through thousands of applications.
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