Appendix D

Appendix D: Aerosol Toxicity: Toxins

Appendix D. Aerosol toxicity in LD50 (see Appendix C) vs. quantity of toxin required to provide a theoretically effective open-air exposure, under ideal meteorological conditions, to an area 100 km2 . Ricin, saxitoxin and botulinum toxins kill at the concentrations depicted. (Patrick and Spertzel, 1992: Based on Cader K.L., BWL Tech Study #3, Mathematical models for dosage and casualty resulting from single point and line source release of aerosol near ground level, DTIC#AD3 10-361, Dec 1957)

Nuclear

Biological

Chemical

Chemical

North Anna Power Station

Surry Power Station

UVA Nuclear Reactor Facility
Decommissioned in 1998

FEMA Fact Sheet:
Nuclear Power Plant Emergency

Introduction

Medical Management

History of Biological Warfare and Current Threat

Medical Aspects of the Biological Threat

Bacterial Agents
Anthrax
   Brucellosis
   Cholera
   Glanders
   Plague
   Tularemia
   Q Fever

Viruses
    Smallpox
    Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
    Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Biological Toxins
Botulinum
   Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
   Ricin
   T-2 Mycotoxins

Personal Protection

Decontamination

Appendix A:
Glossary of Medical Terms

Appendix B:
Patient and Precaution Levels

Appendix C:
Comparative Lethality: Toxins/Chemicals

Appendix D:
Aerosol Toxicity: Toxins

Appendix E:
Differential Diagnosis: Toxins/Nerve Agent

Appendix F:
Specimens for Lab Diagnosis

Appendix G:
BW Agents: Lab Identification

Appendix H:
BW Agents: Characteristics

Appendix I:
BW Agents: Vaccines, Therapeutics and Prophylactics

Appendix J:
Medical Sample Collection for Biological Threat Agents

Introduction

Nerve Agents

Mustard Agents

Hydrogen Cyanide

Psychotomimetic Agents

Potential CW Agents