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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 44<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 />

• Weight loss, decreased milk<br />

production, and nonspecific illness<br />

noted among dairy herds in Fall<br />

1973, Spring 1974<br />

• After months <strong>of</strong> analysis, PBB<br />

detected in feed in April, 1974.<br />

• Quarantine <strong>of</strong> dairy herds and other<br />

farm animals started in May, 1974.<br />

• By 1975, 500 farms quarantined:<br />

– 30,000 cattle<br />

– 4500 swine<br />

– 1500 sheep,<br />

– 1.5 million chickens destroyed and<br />

buried.<br />

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

44<br />

Weight loss, decreased milk production, and nonspecific illness were noted among dairy<br />

herds in the fall <strong>of</strong> 1973 and spring <strong>of</strong> 1974. The cause was not known until PBB was<br />

detected in feed in April, 1974.<br />

Quarantine <strong>of</strong> dairy herds and other farm animals started in May, 1974. By 1975, 500<br />

farms quarantined: 30000 cattle, 4500 swine, 1500 sheep, and 1.5 million chickens were<br />

destroyed and buried.<br />

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