Toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) are hazardous chemicals that are used in many diverse sectors of industry and agriculture. The availability of TICs potentially allows for a greater likelihood of accidental or deliberate release of these agents compared to CWAs. Tables 4 and 5 are lists of representative, acutely toxic chemicals that are of particularly high concern due to toxicity and/or availability. These lists are not intended to be exhaustive. More information about chemical threats linked to specific industries is available from the DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program and from local industrial partners.46
Table 4: Examples of Acutely Toxic Industrial Chemicals – Ingestion Hazards*
| Class | Representative chemicals | Chemical Abstract Service Number |
|---|---|---|
| Organophosphates | Methamidophos | 10265-92-6 |
| Monocrotophos | 6923-22-4 | |
| Phosphamidon | 13171-21-6 | |
| Cyanides | Potassium cyanide | 151-50-8 |
| Sodium cyanide | 143-33-9 | |
| Mercury compounds | Mercuric chloride | 7487-94-7 |
| Arsenic compounds | Sodium arsenite | 7784-46-5 |
| Acrolein | 107-02-8 | |
| Miscellaneous organics (also acute contact hazards) | Acrylonitrile | 107-13-1 |
| Chlorohydrin (3-chloro-1,2-propanediol) | 96-24-2 | |
| Nicotine | 54-11-5 | |
| Phenol | 108-95-2 |
Table 5: Examples of Acutely Toxic Industrial Chemicals – Inhalation Hazards*
| Chemical | Chemical Abstract Service Number |
|---|---|
| Acrolein | 107-02-8 |
| Acrylonitrile | 107-13-1 |
| Allyl alcohol | 107-18-6 |
| Ammonia | 7664-41-7 |
| Arsine | 7784-42-1 |
| Boron trifluoride | 7637-07-02 |
| Bromomethane (methyl bromide) | 74-83-9 |
| Bromine | 7726-95-6 |
| Carbon monoxide | 630-08-0 |
| Chlorine | 7782-50-5 |
| Cyanogen chloride (CK) | 506-77-4 |
| Diborane | 19287-45-7 |
| Dimethylamine | 124-40-3 |
| Ethylene oxide | 75-21-8 |
| Fluorine | 7782-41-4 |
| Formaldehyde | 50-00-0 |
| Hydrazine | 302-01-2 |
| Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid) | 7647-01-0 |
| Hydrogen cyanide (AC) | 74-90-8 |
| Hydrogen fluoride (HF) | 7664-39-3 |
| Hydrogen selenide | 7783-07-5 |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 7783-06-4 |
| Methylamine | 74-89-5 |
| Methyl mercaptan | 74-93-1 |
| Methyl isocyanate | 624-83-9 |
| Methyl hydrazine | 60-34-4 |
| Nitric acid | 7697-37-2 |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 10102-44-0 |
| Parathion | 56-38-2 |
| Phosphine | 7803-51-2 |
| Phosgene (CG) | 75-44-5 |
| Phosphorus trichloride | 7719-12-2 |
| Phosphoryl trichloride (phosphorus oxychloride) | 10025-87-3 |
| Propylene oxide | 75-56-9 |
| Sulfuric acid | 7664-93-9 |
| Sulfur dioxide | 7446-09-5 |
| Sulfur trioxide | 7446-11-9 |