How dangerous is theatrical smoke?

Subject: How dangerous is theatrical smoke?

Date: Thu Mar 29 17:18:58 2012
Posted by Steven
Grade level: nonaligned School: N/A
City: Port Macquarie State/Province: NSW Country: Australia
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1333066738.Me

Message:


I've read that the kind of chemical smoke used in theater and television is 
somewhat toxic. In 'Jag', there was a scene set in a USMC tear gas chamber.
The smoke filled the room, surrounding the actors' entire bodies.
Was this at all dangerous for the cast?

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