abdomen—andthroughthenoseandmouth,andontheskin.
AlleighttestsweretodetermineLD50values.Deathusually
occurredbetweennineandeighteenhoursafterexposure,but
theratsexposedthroughtheskintookanaverageofsixdays
todie.Beforedeaththeanimalswereunabletowalkoreat,
had rotting of the skin and intestines, restlessness, and
diarrhea.Theexperimentersreportedthattheirfindingswere
“quitecompatiblewithearlierpublishedstudiesofsubacute
and chronic exposure to T-2.”^54
Asthisexampleillustrates,itisnotonlyproductsintendedfor
humanconsumptionthataretested.Chemicalwarfareagents,
pesticides,andallkindsofindustrialandhouseholdgoodsare
fedtoanimalsorputintheireyes.Areferencebook,Clinical
Toxicology of Commercial Products, provides data, mostly
from animal experiments, on how poisonous hundreds of
commercialproductsare.Theproductsinclude insecticides,
antifreeze, brake fluid, bleaches, Christmas tree sprays,
churchcandles, oven cleaners, deodorants,skin fresheners,
bubble baths, depilatories, eye makeup, fire extinguishers,
inks, sun-tanoils, nail polish, mascara,hair sprays,paints,
and zipper lubricants.^55
Many scientistsand physicianshavecriticizedthis type of
testing,pointingoutthattheresultsareinapplicabletohuman
beings.Dr.ChristopherSmith,aphysicianfromLongBeach,
California, has said:
Theresultsofthesetestscannotbeusedtopredicttoxicityor
to guide therapy in human exposure. As a board-certified
emergency medicine physician with over 17 years of
experienceinthetreatmentofaccidentalpoisoningandtoxic
exposures, I know of no instance in which an emergency