Proceedings of the International Cyanide Detection Testing Workshop

The research proposed and the use of an
ATCA test to support law enforcement in
the U.S.A. can be justifi ed not only on the
basis of the aquarium trade (in which cyanide
contaminated fi sh enter the U.S.A), but also
from the point of view of counter-terrorism.
An accurate, reliable test for either the cyanide
ion or thiocyanate anion, and/or a cyanide
biomarker like ATCA is needed to protect
Americans from attacks by terrorists using
cyanide. The costs for the US-based cyanide
detection equipment, for the evaluations,
research, and trainings are higher than testing
done in the exporting countries. However,
they can easily be justifi ed based on the
terrorism threat.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Dr. Robert Kobelski and
Dr. Brian Logue for reviewing the manuscript
and for providing comments and suggested
changes.
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