Anthrax dispersal

[Jon Ford]

Well, what ever--I'm wearing my designer gasmask at all times, just to be on 
the safe side. I always get CIPRO when I travel in the Far East or Latin 
America (just in case of disentary), so I now have a huge stockpile of the 
stuff. I have no fear, uh, well maybe a little....

Jon

>From: "Wayne Johnson" <cadaobh2@brgnet.com>
>To: "Monty/Judith Herr" <herr@home.com>, <rcbaker@eden.infohwy.com>, 
><austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
>Subject: RE: Things to read when life gets too boring
>Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:24:26 -0400
>
>The latest information from various government/scientific spokespersons
>would seem to contradict this statement.  1 to 2 micron sized particles
>would be very, very easily dispersed by air, being smaller than many pollen
>particles.    I am afraid that aerosol distribution is easier than you 
>might
>imagine.  The difficulty with this approach may be that the concentration
>diminishes quickly...via dispersion...and thus it loses its potency.
>
>Wayne
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net
>[mailto:austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net]On Behalf Of Monty/Judith
>Herr
>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:22 PM
>To: rcbaker@eden.infohwy.com; austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>Subject: RE: Things to read when life gets too boring
>
>
>But, anthrax cannot be effectively distributed by air.
>
>Judith M. Herr
>Well Chosen Words
>herrj@home.com
>925-443-4514
>925-989-3723 (cellular)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net
>[mailto:austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net]On Behalf Of Roger Baker
>Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:41 PM
>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>Subject: Things to read when life gets too boring
>
>
>
>One of many things you can learn from this collection of links
>
>http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/bioterrorism/
>
>"...The prospect of an anthrax attack was investigated in the 1990s by the
>US Office of Technological Assessment. They concluded that 100 kilograms of
>virulent anthrax effectively dispersed at night over Washington DC could
>cause between one and three million deaths. Crop-dusters can carry up to
>twice that capacity..."
>
>
>
>
>
>Bottom line: The best protection from determined terrorists over the long
>run
>is prevention; is to reduce the motivation to conduct terrorism. It is in
>the
>nature of complex and advanced societies to create so many points of
>potential
>vulnerability by well-organized terrorist groups that they cannot all be
>guarded
>effectively, no matter how many security precautions are taken. -- Roger
>
>
>
>


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