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Poisonous gas played a big role in World War I. Many gases were used including chlorine gas, phosgene gas, and mustard gas. Chlorine gas was a very dangerous gas used on the battlefield. It looked like big green clouds and hung low. The severe affects of chlorine gas is it distroys respiratory organs in seconds and brings intense choking attacks. Phosgene gas was the fastest killing gas that was clear and smelt like hay. It choked and made the soldier cough too. It took longer for all its effects to strongly play, than did the chlorine gas. Soldiers were down by 48 hours after inhaling phosgene gas. Mustard gas was the most effective and most scary out of all of them. It was a thick gas that was very painful. It could be shown by its yellow blisters put on the soldier internally and externally. If you touched the skin of someone with it, you would get it too, it is that contagious. It's effects were brought out after 7 hours from inhaled gas. Gas masks couldn't even protect the soldiers from it. These are only a few types of poisonous gases that were used in World War I.  In addition to poisonous gases their were poisonous gas masks to protect. These masks were dipped into products for anti-chemical protection. It was dipped in sodium hyposulphite, washing soda, glycerine, and water for the best protection. Even though these masks were a big pain to wear, the soldiers had to be protected because of the gases' severe effects. Poisonous gas was a big interest in World War I and was a big influence in World War II and many more wars.