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  2. Chemical weapons in World War I - Wikipedia

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    Gas attack left a strong psychological impact, and estimates go up to about 90,000 fatalities and a total of about 1.3 million casualties. However, this would amount to only 3-3.5% of overall casualties, and gas was unlike most other weapons of the period because it was possible to develop countermeasures, such as gas masks. In the later stages ...

  3. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .

  4. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.

  5. List of highly toxic gases - Wikipedia

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    Toxic: a chemical that has a median lethal concentration (LC 50) in air of more than 200 parts per million (ppm) but not more than 2,000 parts per million by volume of gas or vapor, or more than 2 milligrams per liter but not more than 20 milligrams per liter of mist, fume or dust, when administered by continuous inhalation for 1 hour (or less if death occurs within 1 hour) to albino rats ...

  6. World War I casualties - Wikipedia

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    Military casualties reported in official sources list deaths due to all causes, including an estimated 7 to 8 million combat related deaths (killed or died of wounds) and another two to three million military deaths caused by accidents, disease and deaths while prisoners of war. Official government reports listing casualty statistics were ...

  7. List of explosions - Wikipedia

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    2 January 2021 Afghanistan: Kabul: 5 Unknown A gas cylinder exploded near a bakery. [132] 10 January 2021 China: Qixia: 10 11 Qixia gold mine accident – A gold mine exploded and collapsed. [133] 20 January 2021 Spain: Madrid: 4 10 2021 Madrid explosion – A gas explosion severely damaged a building. [134] 21 January 2021 India: Shivamogga: 8 ...

  8. Lists of death tolls - Wikipedia

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    American units with the highest percentage of casualties per conflict; Deadliest single days of World War I; List of battles by casualties; List of battles with most United States military fatalities

  9. German phosgene attack of 19 December 1915 - Wikipedia

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    The gas discharge on 19 December was accompanied by German raiding parties, most of which were engaged with small-arms fire, while they were attempting to cross no-man's land. British anti-gas precautions prevented a panic and a collapse of the defence, even though British anti-gas helmets had not been treated to repel phosgene.