[Baalzamon]

Mustard is a powder that is meant to be inhaled. It then reacts with water in your lungs(or on your skin) and releases HCl, hydrochloric acid, which really does a number on you.

if it was released into the river, it would immediately react, rendering the mustard itself useless. There would be a large concetration of acid in the river however. I imagine this acid would quickly be dilluted by the currents or buffered by natural minerals in the river, but it could still pose a problem. I dont think the mustard will be a big problem, as if there was enough HCl in the water to hurt you, you probably would spit it out no matter how thirsty you are.

The Cyanide would be an issue though. I do beleive that it would dissolve in water but retain its form. Cyanide works in a similar way to carbon monoxide, bonding to hemoglobin and preventing oxygen from doing so.


It does sound to me like it was dumped to hide it. If they had mustard and where willing to use it the river is the least effective place for it. The Cyanide however could eb an attempt to use it.


Either way it will only hurt civilians.