Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Training Support Package
Participant Guide
Slide 7
Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism:
TICs & TIMs
TICs and TIMs
• TIC = Toxic Industrial Chemical
• TIM = Toxic Industrial Material
• Chemical substance that in sufficient available
quantity produces a toxic effect through inhalation,
ingestion, or other route of absorption
Module One – Toxic Warfare: Looking Beyond Conventional Chemical Weapons
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TICs are toxic industrial chemicals and TIMs are toxic industrial materials. These are
terms first introduced by the military to distinguish industrial chemicals of concern from
the traditional weaponized battlefield agents such as sarin and mustard gas. TICs and
TIMs are chemical substances, that delivered properly in sufficient quantity may produce
a toxic effect. This effect may be via the exposure route of inhalation, ingestion, dermal
absorption, or, more rarely, parenteral injection. These chemicals must be “delivered
properly” in “sufficient quantity” to be problematic.
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