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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 43<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 />

• Used in 85% <strong>of</strong> building<br />

fumigations<br />

• Colorless<br />

• Odorless<br />

• Irritating<br />

• 3.5 times heavier than air<br />

• Exposure to fatal<br />

concentrations possible<br />

without warning odor<br />

• No re-entry until air levels <<br />

5 ppm<br />

Sulfuryl Fluoride<br />

O<br />

F<br />

S<br />

O<br />

F<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

43<br />

Popular <strong>for</strong> over 50 years in the extermination industry, sulfuryl fluoride is the most<br />

frequently used fumigant in the United States. It is usually obtained in canisters and<br />

sprayed into vacant buildings <strong>for</strong> the purposes <strong>of</strong> pest-control. Because <strong>of</strong> its lack <strong>of</strong><br />

color and odor, it is <strong>of</strong>ten admixed at the scene with a small amount <strong>of</strong> chloropicrin (a<br />

potent lachrymator) to enhance detection.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 230

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