Nothing new has been released. If it was toxic algae they may not be able to prove it. Aerosolized toxic algae is an interesting theory and a plausible explanation. .
“It works the exact same way as VX gas,” Weiss says, referring to an extremely toxic compound developed for chemical warfare. “It inhibits your ability to fire your neurons to control your musculature and that leads to paralysis. … This is how chemical weapons work. There's no chance or time for intervention.”
Late in the Cold War, Weiss says, the Central Intelligence Agency was using anatoxin in suicide pills for agents who fell into enemy hands. The compound is also referred to as Very Fast Death Factor.
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Aside from drinking the water, SFGATE asked Weiss, are there other ways the family could have been exposed to a lethal dose of anatoxin?
The short answer is yes. The compound resides within cyanobacterial cells and is released when those cells rupture. Stomach acid causes this to happen, which is why ingestion is so dangerous. But then, the death of the cells can also leak anatoxin into the water. The compound is then capable of aerosolizing, Weiss says.
“So if you’re near splashing water, like rapids or something like that, and you’re getting spray on you, or there’s mist in the air, that can convey it,” he says. “They probably weren't foolish enough to drink the water ... but did the dog go into the water and come back? Did they pet the dog? The parents are probably holding the child … and the dermal tolerance is not that high. Once you get it on your body it's likely to make its way into your body, and they were sweating a lot that day, I’m sure.”
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Anatoxin also breaks down fairly quickly and easily; it doesn’t stay in tissues very long, according to Weiss. For that reason, he says, he’ll be surprised if anatoxins show up in the toxicology reports for Gerrish and Chung.
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