Chronology of Incidents Involving Ricin February 3, 2004 CNS The discovery of ricin powder in the U.S. Senate office of Majority Leader Bill Frist may not turn out to be very harmful, but will certainly prove disquieting. The use of ricin, a deadly toxin derived from the castor bean, marks the second case in three years where someone has sent mail containing a toxic substance to the offices of the country's most senior lawmakers. The previous case in 2001 involved spores of Bacillus anthracis ...

Karcher Decontamination Chemicals The Kärcher decontamination and cleaning agents were developed and tested in accordance with the NATO standards and guarantee the necessary safety in the framework of radioactive decontamination, disinfection and detoxification after an attack with NBC weapons. Kärcher has the right decontamination for every field of application: Description RM 21 A very mild and dermatologically tested but extremely effective cleaning agent for all kinds of normal decontam ...

NanoScale NanoActive™ Neutralization of Chemical Warfare Agents NanoScale focuses on producing NanoActive™ materials with enhanced physical and chemical properties. Inherent chemical reactivity centers around the high surface area of our NanoActive™ materials, which can be greater than 700 m2/g; just twenty-five grams of NanoActive™ material has the surface area of nearly 23 NFL football fields! Because of their exceptional porosity, NanoActive™ materials have demonstrated the ability to destr ...

ODEL - CASCAD Decontamination Foam CASCAD, an aqueous foam, is designed to contain and eliminate chemical and biological warfare agents, and for removing radioactive particle contamination.The foam is mixed as needed, on site, using either a fresh or salt water source. This inline mixing process eliminates waste, minimizes water usage, minimizes transportation needs, and maximizes the effectiveness of the decontaminants. For surface decontamination, the biodegradable foam is easily applied, an ...

RSDL in 500ml Bottles ODel Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL) is a patented broad-spectrum liquid Chemical Warfare agent decontaminant that will remove and destroy military chemical agents on contact. After CW agent destruction, RSDL leaves only a non-toxic residue that can be washed off with water. It does not need to be removed immediately. RSDL is safe for use on all intact skin surfaces and for limited duration use in the eyes. RSDL reacts rapidly, providing full removal and destr ...