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Three Groups of Chemicals based on Toxic Load (continued):

  1. Immediate dosage chemicals - also called one-shot chemicals, these chemicals are harmful to the body with one exposure at any concentration. The IC should attempt to evacuate anyone who could potentially be exposed to these types of chemicals. Examples of immediate-dosage chemicals are VX and mustard gas (not common in the United States) and organophosphate pesticides (very common).
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