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Ricin
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Ricin is a poison that can be made from the waste left over from processing castor beans.  Ricin can be in the form of a powder, a mist, or a pellet, or it can be dissolved in water or weak acid.  Ricin is a stable substance.

    Sources of Information:
  1. Ricin Fact Sheet and Overview - This page on the Center for Disease control web page contains a Ricin fact sheet and an emergency response information sheet about Ricin.
  2. Ricin Fact Sheet - This page on the Deployment Health Clinician Center web page contains information on what Ricin is, symptoms of Ricin, and how a person may be exposed to Ricin.
  3. Medical NBC Ricin Fact Sheet - This page on US Army  Medical NBC web page describes effects and medical response for Ricin.


This page last updated on March 8th, 2009.
Content last reviewed on February 28th, 2009.