How Tear Gas Affects The Body
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- NPR ([email protected])
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- Wed 10 Jun 2020
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- https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/872635525/how-tear-gas-affects-the-body-and-why-its-dangerous-during-this-pandemic
In protests around the country, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas to disperse crowds. But is it safe? ProPublica environment reporter Lisa Song speaks with Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong about the potential dangers of that practice, especially in the middle of a respiratory pandemic.
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