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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox Affliction<br />
|name = Chemical Poisoning Risk<br />
|image = File:Chemical Poisoning Risk icon.png<br />
|release = 5 December 2023<br />
|update = 2.25<br />
|story = <br />
|type = <br />
|description = You risk Poisoning by spending time inside a Chemical Hazard. <br />
|treatment = Avoid Chemical Hazards <br />
|recoverytime = Immediate<br />
|key = GAMEPLAY_ChemicalPoisoningRisk<br />
|caused by=[[Chemical Hazard]]|+/- effect=Negative|type (Benefit/Injury/Disease)=Risk|treatment2=Equip<br />
{{Iconlink|Respirator}} w/ {{Iconlink|Canister}} and {{Iconlink|Chemical Boots}} to reduce vulnerability.}}{{TFTFT}}<br />
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A '''Chemical Poisoning Risk''' is an [[affliction]] that can develop into [[Chemical Poisoning]] if left untreated. <br />
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Proximity to [[Chemical Hazard|Chemical Hazards]] will add toxicity at a rate of 3% per minute for up to a maximum of 100% toxicity. The player will receive the [[Chemical Poisoning Risk]] affliction once they reach 20% toxicity and the [[Chemical Poisoning]] affliction at 100% toxicity. By remaining away from Chemical Hazards, 10% toxicity will be removed per hour after a half hour delay. If a treatment is applied, the Chemical Poisoning Risk is removed without developing further into [[Chemical Poisoning]].<br />
==Risk==<br />
{{Quote2|You risk Poisoning by spending time inside a Chemical Hazard.}}[[File:Chemical Spill.jpg|left|thumb|400x400px|An example of a Chemical Spill in the Zone. Notice the sickly phlegm-yellow fumes surrounding the nearby barrels and dying trees.]]The Zone of Contamination contains various spilled [[Chemical Hazard|chemical patches]] on the surface. These patches are easy to identify from a distance from the fumes that hang around the surface. Dying/dead trees, toxic barrels strewn in the snow, and sickly orange ponds pumped full of chemicals good identifiers that chemical patches are in the area.<br />
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A Chemical Poisoning Risk alert will not immediately notify the player unlike other Risks, so situational awareness is a must when passing through a hazard. Simply walking near a Chemical Hazard will generate a buildup of a yellowish substance in each of the corners of the screen the longer one stays inside, and if a player stays inside a Hazard for too long, the survivor will begin to cough occasionally. If a player is inside a Hazard for too long, their footwear will degrade and begin to audibly generate a violent tearing sound. Chemical spills can be very hard to see during the night or during foggy weather, so it is best to stay away from roads/railroads/ponds when close to the mine.<br />
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Chemical Poisoning Risk is also acquired engaging in a struggle with a [[Poisoned Wolf]].<br />
===Avoiding Chemical Poisoning===<br />
Chemical Poisoning builds up in one of 2 ways, lungs and skin. Equipping a [[Respirator]] fitted with [[Canister|Canisters]] while passing though a Chemical Patch reduces the player's vulnerability to Chemical Poisoning. Wearing footwear while walking through Patches will also alleviate Poisoning, though wearing anything but [[Chemical Boots]] results in footwear Condition rapidly corroding. [[Poisoned Wolf]] [[Struggle|Struggles]] can also slowly generate a moderate amount of Chemical Poisoning buildup for however long a Struggle lasts.<br />
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If a player does build up Chemical Poisoning Risk, simply leaving the hazardous area and waiting several hours in a clean environment will cause the toxins to gradually dissipate from the survivor's body, similar to how you clear [[Cabin Fever Risk|Cabin Fever risk]].<br />
==Treatment==<br />
The only treatment to Chemical Poisoning is to spend time away from contaminated areas; but additional buildup can be avoided by wearing {{Iconlink|Chemical Boots}} in toxic areas and wearing a {{Iconlink|Respirator}} (with a loaded{{Iconlink|Canister}}) in toxic gases from the Chemical Hazards, and avoiding struggles with Poisoned Wolves.<br />
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If enough Chemical Poisoning Risk builds up, the player will be afflicted with [[Chemical Poisoning]].<br />
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==Update history==<br />
{{Update history|<br />
* {{Update list|type=update|update=The Long Dark/Early Access Changelog#2.25|date=5 December 2023}}<br />
** Added to game.<br />
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