From: Bill Lucy 

Out of darkness, Robert Comer says...
> 5 gallons is enough to kill thousands if not 100's of thousands if it's
> sufficiently granularized.  It'd take a little while but the fear factor (no
> relation) is what the terrorists want and that's what they'd get.

The example that Geo was using was a desert example. In a city, with tall buildings
and such, I don't think 5 gallons of anthrax, would disperse well enough to kill
100s of people, let alone thousands. The tendency of the spores is to
clump, decreasing the risk of respiratory problems and increasing contact
problems.

You made me think of a granulated substance that fills the air in Chicago this time
of year. When the wind comes from the north or northwest, we'll be treated to the
smell of chocolate from Blommer's, a chocolate wholesaler just across the
north branch of the Chicago River. You can only smell when the wind comes
from a specific
direction, and you can't smell it then unless you are in the north part of
the Loop. I'm sure that more than 5 gallons of the mixture goes into the
atmosphere everyday.

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