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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 47<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 />

Methyl Bromide<br />

• Odorless, colorless gas<br />

• Chloropicrin (lachrymator) added as<br />

warning agent<br />

• MeBr heavier than air<br />

• Broad spectrum <strong>of</strong> activity<br />

– Alkylating agent<br />

• Penetrates rubber and neoprene<br />

• Being phased out due to environmental<br />

concerns<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

Br<br />

CH 3<br />

47<br />

Methyl bromide, another fumigant gas, is less commonly used in the United States<br />

currently because <strong>of</strong> adverse effects on the environment (ozone depletion). However, it<br />

remains popular in many <strong>for</strong>eign countries. It is both colorless and odorless. Because <strong>of</strong><br />

its lack <strong>of</strong> color and odor, (like sulfuryl fluoride) it is <strong>of</strong>ten pre-prepared and shipped with<br />

chloropicrin (a potent lachrymator) to enhance its detection.<br />

Methyl bromide, sometimes called bromomethane, is an organic halogen compound with<br />

<strong>for</strong>mula CH 3 Br. It is a colorless, nonflammable gas with no distinctive smell. Its chemical<br />

properties are quite similar to those <strong>of</strong> chloromethane. It is a recognized ozone-depleting<br />

chemical. It was used extensively as a pesticide until being phased out by most<br />

countries in the early 2000s per the Montreal Protocol.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 234

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