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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 14<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 />

Relative Water Toxicity<br />

R = Solubility/Lethal Dose x 1000<br />

Compound<br />

R<br />

Botulinum Toxin<br />

10,000<br />

VX<br />

300<br />

Sarin<br />

100<br />

Nicotine<br />

20<br />

Cyanide<br />

9<br />

Amiton (OP)<br />

5<br />

Na Fluoroacetate<br />

1<br />

Arsenite, arsenate<br />

1<br />

Clark: J Contingencies Crisis Management 2000<br />

Module One - <strong>Chemical</strong> Contamination <strong>of</strong> Food, Water, and Medication<br />

14<br />

Relative water toxicity is calculated as a ratio <strong>of</strong> an agent’s solubility to the dose required<br />

to cause death. A higher relative water toxicity value (R) indicates it would be easier to<br />

dissolve a toxic dose in water.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 270

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