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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 />

Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) Exposure<br />

through Contaminated Food<br />

Michigan (1973)<br />

• <strong>Chemical</strong> plant packaged FireMaster<br />

flame retardant (PBB) and<br />

NutriMaster (MgO dairy cattle feed<br />

supplement) in similar brown paper<br />

bags due to a shortage <strong>of</strong> pre -printed<br />

bags.<br />

• Ten to twenty 50lb bags <strong>of</strong> PBB were<br />

included in a truckload <strong>of</strong> NutriMaster<br />

sent to a cattle feed mill during the<br />

summer <strong>of</strong> 1973.<br />

• PBB contaminated cattle feed was<br />

sold to dairy farms throughout the<br />

state<br />

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

43<br />

A chemical plant that manufactured both FireMaster flame retardant (containing<br />

polybrominated biphenyls (structure shown in graphic) and Nutrimaster (magnesium<br />

oxide feed supplement) mistakenly included 10-20 50 pound bags <strong>of</strong> the flame retardant<br />

in a shipment to a cattle feed mill in 1973.<br />

The mistake occurred because <strong>of</strong> a shortage <strong>of</strong> pre-printed bags.<br />

PBB contaminated cattle feed was sold to dairy farms throughout the state.<br />

A simple error in the distribution process led to this mass poisoning event.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 350

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