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Sarin (Nerve Agent)
Deployment Exposure & Chemicals Deployment Health

Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent.  Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. Sarin is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid that has no odor in its pure form.

    Sources of Information:
  1. Sarin Fact Sheets and Overviews - This page on the Center for Disease control web page contains Sarin fact sheets and other information sheets about Sarin.
  2. Sarin Nerve Agent - This page on the Deployment Health Clinician Center web page contains background information, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Nerve Agents including Sarin.
  3. Medical NBC Chemical Agent Terrorism Fact Sheet - This page on US Army  Medical NBC web page describes effects and medical response for Chemical Agent Terrorism including Sarin.


This page last updated on March 8th, 2009.
Content last reviewed on February 28th, 2009.