Knowra CS gas CS gas CS gas is an aerosolized chemical irritant that causes intense, usually temporary irritation of the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Its active compound is 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile.
TRPA1 : TRPA1 is an ion channel on sensory neurons that detects reactive chemicals and triggers pain and irritation. CS activates this receptor, producing the burning sensations associated with exposure.
Ben Corson : Ben Corson was an American chemist who, with Roger Stoughton, synthesized CS in 1928. Corson helped create the compound that later took its initials from the researchers' surnames.
Riot control : Riot control comprises methods used by authorities to manage crowds and public disorder. CS is used to disperse crowds, though its use can cause injury and affect bystanders.
Chemical eye injury : Chemical eye injury is damage to ocular tissues caused by contact with an irritating or corrosive substance. Close-range or prolonged CS exposure can injure the cornea and other eye tissues.
Chemical warfare agent : A chemical warfare agent is a substance intended to cause death, injury, incapacitation, or disruption through toxic action. CS is classified as a riot control agent, a category treated separately from chemical warfare agents under international law.
Roger Stoughton : Roger Stoughton was an American chemist who, with Ben Corson, synthesized CS in 1928. Stoughton's surname supplies the second initial in the compound's common name.
Law enforcement : Law enforcement is the activity of enforcing laws through public agencies and their officers. Police agencies use CS as a chemical irritant for crowd control and, in some jurisdictions, individual restraint.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome : Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a severe lung condition involving widespread inflammation and impaired oxygen exchange. Rare severe outcomes after irritant exposure underscore the danger of intense or prolonged inhalation.
Riot control agent : A riot control agent is a chemical that rapidly causes sensory irritation or disabling physical effects that usually fade after exposure ends. CS belongs to this broader class of short-acting irritants.
Chlorobenzalmalononitrile : Chlorobenzalmalononitrile is the chemical compound commonly called CS, a potent lacrimatory irritant. This is the specific molecule delivered in CS gas formulations.
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