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Targeted poisons cyanide

Cyanide is poisonous to essentially all animal species. Cyanide can be placed in baits including water bait. Sodium and potassium cyanide and other forms of cyanide can be used. Breaching the impoundment can release tons of cyanide into streams, rivers, and lakes. Impoundments of toxic water containing cyanide could be a target of terrorism. [Pg.748]

Potassium cyanide, KCN, is a cyanide salt that is found as a white, amorphous, deliquescent lump or crystalline mass with a faint odor of bitter almonds. It is soluble in water and has a speciflc gravity of 1.52. It is a poison that is absorbed through the skin. Target organs are the same as for sodium cyanide. Reaction with acids releases flammable and toxic hydrogen cyanide gas. The four-digit UN identification number is 1680. The NFPA 704 designation is health 3, flammability 0, and reactivity... [Pg.281]

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