Blood agents cyanide

Classified as a blood agent, cyanide is usually deployed as hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen chloride. Considerable literature exists on the effects of cyanide (Meredith et al, 1993 Suzuki, 1968 Vick and Froehlich, 1985 Baskin eta/., 2009). Cyanide binds irreversibly to its target sites. In the human host it preferentially accumulates in the hypothalamus and neural tissue. Its concentration in red blood cells is much greater than in plasma. Lethal dose is of the order of 1 mg/kg or inhalation of 50 ml of hydrogen cyanide gas. 

Blood Agents Cyanide (Hydrogen Cyanide, Cyanogen Chloride, Sodium Cyanide, Potassium Cyanide)... 

The blood agent cyanide (CN) had been proposed by Napoleon III to be placed on the tips of bayonets during the Franco-Prussian War and by Lord Playfair during the Crimean War. World War I (WWI) experiences taught that CN could produce rapid death in the field, but the WWI delivery systems did not allow for dependable application of the product (Macy, 1937). More efficient delivery systems and improved methods of synthesis and storage would later overcome problems encountered in WWI. 

Cyanide blood agents are relatively unstable and tend to polymerize on standing. Polymers can be explosive. Stabilizers or solvents can be added to inhibit decomposition. Stabilizers include phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, powdered sodium pyrophosphate, and sulfur dioxide. Although cyanide blood agents react with metals, they can be stored in steel or other common containers if stabilized. 

This material is a precursor blood agent containing cyanide, many G-series nerve agents, and other cyanide containing agents. 

Detailed Facts About Blood Agent Hydrogen Cyanide (AC). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD ... 

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