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The extended usage of chemicals as weapons dates since classical times, when lighting of bonfires, irritant smokes, and several compositions of pitch, petroleum, and sulfur (Greek fire) delivered a serious advancement for a mass troop elimination.
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Giannakoudakis, D.A., Bandosz, T.J. (2018). Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs). In: Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70760-0_1
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