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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 25<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 />

Seveso, Italy<br />

July 10,1976<br />

www.chm.bris.ac.uk<br />

Module One - <strong>Terrorism</strong> by Fear and Uncertainty: Delayed Toxic Syndromes<br />

25<br />

The last group <strong>of</strong> industrial chemicals with delayed onset toxicity that we will discuss<br />

today can be loosely grouped as complex halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons that are<br />

only very slowly broken down or eliminated from the human body once absorbed. These<br />

include such compounds as dioxin, a contaminant <strong>of</strong> “Agent Orange”.<br />

A chemical plant explosion and fire in 1976 released a massive amount <strong>of</strong> the<br />

biopersistent chemical dioxin into the environment.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 333

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