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The industrial product has a weak sweetish smell; in small concentrations, it smells of fruit, but in large concentrations, it smells of fish

Riegle Report; U.S. Chemical and Biological Warfare-Related Dual Use Exports to Iraq and their Possible Impact on the Health Consequences of the Gulf War, Chapter 1., United States Senate, 103d Congress, 2d Session, May 25, 1994. Available from, as of June 12, 2013: <http://www.gulfweb.org/bigdoc/report/r_1_1.html/>.

Fruity odor reminiscent of bitter almonds

O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 2006. 1549.

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