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Notes:
Everyday HAZMAT Incident (HMI) vs. NBC terrorism Incident (NBCTI):
Let us look at how an everyday HAZMAT incident differs from an NBC terrorism incident and explore the challenges and consequences presented by those differences.
(1) Sarin is close to 200 times more toxic than chlorine.
(2) Sarin is approximately 60 times more toxic than methylisocyanate (“extraordinary” HAZMAT incident in Bhopal, India).
(3) To really understand the potential impact of NBC hazards lets look at the Bhopal, India HAZMAT Incident:
(a) 200,000 casualties affected
(b) 10,000 severely affected
(4) Small quantities of NBC agents have the capability to produce large numbers of casualties (symptomatic and psychological).
