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	In chemical ~~testing, an~~ '''agent''' is a substance that ~~causes~~ a ~~reaction~~.		A '''chemical agent''' (or simply '''agent''') is any naturally occurring or manmade chemical element or compound—whether on its own or admixed—capable of producing chemical action on another element, compound, organism, or substance. The acting chemical element or compound can be in a solid, liquid, or gaseous state.<ref name="HSAWhatAre">{{cite web \|url=https://www.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/chemicals/legislation_enforcement/chemical_agents_and_carcinogens/chemical_agents/what_are_chemicals_agents_/ \|title=What are Chemicals Agents? \|work=Chemicals Act 2008 (No. 13 of 2008) and Chemicals (Amendment) Act 2010 (No 32 of 2010) \|publisher=The Irish Health and Safety Authority \|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="London1829">{{cite book \|title=The London Encyclopedia, or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics, Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge \|publisher=Thomas Tegg \|editor=Curtis, T. \|year1829 \|page=286 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lFEPAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA286}}</ref>

			Some chemical agents can be harmful to organisms and may be classified as hazardous chemical agents.<ref name="HSAWhatAre" /> In modern times, "chemical agent" has often been used synonymously with "[[wikipedia:Chemical weapon\|chemical weapon]]," and in fact, some scientific organizations like the Federation of American Scientists have defined a "chemical agent" as a substance that is used "to kill, seriously injure or incapacitate people,"<ref name="FASChemWeap">{{cite web \|url=https://fas.org/issues/biological-chemical-and-other-non-nuclear-threats/chemical-weapons-syria/types-chemical-weapons/ \|title=Types of Chemical Weapons \|work=Chemical Weapons in Syria \|author=Federation of American Scientists \|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref> adding undue confusion to the term's usage. However, it must be noted that<ref name="SchneiderChen20">{{cite web \|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/chemical-weapon \|title=chemical weapon \|work=Encyclopedia Britannica \|author=Schneider, B.R. \|date=03 January 2020 \|accessdate=21 SEptember 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Gad \|first=Shayne C. \|last2=Chengelis \|first2=Christopher P. \|date=1998 \|title=Acute toxicology testing \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbXDD_Wvt0cC&printsec=frontcover \|chapter=Chapter 1: Introduction \|edition=2nd ed \|publisher=Academic Press \|place=San Diego \|pages=1 \|isbn=978-0-12-272250-9}}</ref>:

			# not all chemical agents are hazardous to human health nor used explicitly as chemical weapons; and
			# exposure to a hazardous chemical agent can occur for other non-weapon reasons, including consumer misuse, inadvertent leakage, industrial accident, transportation accident, agriculture accident, mislabeled containers, human curiosity, or product tampering.

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Andersjim at 17:26, 5 May 2011

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In chemical testing, a substance that causes a reaction.