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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 11<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

• Cyanide salts<br />

Cyanide: Toxic Quantities<br />

– Lethal dose: 200 -300 mg (3 mg/kg)<br />

• Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) gas<br />

– Lethal dose: 50 -100 mg<br />

• 10 ppm <strong>for</strong> 2 -hours = headache<br />

• 100-200 ppm = death in 1 -hour<br />

• 200-300 ppm = death in several minutes<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

11<br />

As previously mentioned cyanide is more readily absorbed and considerably more lethal<br />

in gaseous <strong>for</strong>m. While 200-300 mg <strong>of</strong> constitute a lethal oral dose <strong>of</strong> cyanide salts, only<br />

50-100mg <strong>of</strong> hydrogen cyanide is needed to produce a similar effect.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 198

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