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The blood-air barrier (alveolar-capillary barrier or membrane) exists in the gas exchanging region of the lungs.
Its high toxicity arises from the action of the phosgene on the proteins in the pulmonary alveoli, the site of gas exchange: their damage disrupts the blood-air barrier, causing suffocation.