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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
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Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations

by Anna M. Doro-on
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
414 pages
14h 2m
English
CRC Press
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Hazards, Terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction45
Even a relatively inept attack with limited mortality and property damage could
accomplish the terrorists’ goal of demoralization. Based on the US DoD CBRN
(2008), chemical substances that are used in terrorism are intended to kill, seriously
injure, or incapacitate humans through their physiological eects. e quantity of
chemicals needed for terrorists to generate mass casualties is normally based on the
LD
50
of the chemical or chemical compound. e LD
50
of the chemical threats are
presented herein.
2.6.1 Chemicals’ LD
50
LD stands for lethal dose, and LD
50
is the amount of chemical(s
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ISBN: 9781466569324