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PAVA spray

Protective And Support Equipment

PAVA spray is an incapacitant spray similar to pepper spray, dispensed from a handheld canister as a liquid stream. It contains a 0.3 percent solution of pelargonic acid vanillylamide, also called nonivamide, a synthetic capsaicinoid, in a solvent of aqueous ethanol with nitrogen as the propellant. This concentration was chosen as the minimum needed to reduce capacity for resistance without unnecessarily prolonging discomfort. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Incapacitant spray 1
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1. Wikipedia: PAVA spray
  • Lead section
    PAVA spray is an incapacitant spray similar to pepper spray. It is dispensed from a handheld canister, in a liquid stream.
  • In Group: Non-Lethal and Crowd Control Equipment, Lead sentence
    PAVA spray is an incapacitant spray similar to pepper spray.
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Wikidata: PAVA spray
Wikidata Q7118290, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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