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Median lethal doses/concentrations
Biologic object and its state Sarin Soman VX
vapor aerosol drops
Inhalation, LCt50, mg·min/m3
Human, average load 70-75 30 10-30 20-50 -
Human when resting 100 - 35-36 - -
Monkey 74 - - 50 -
Dog 60 - - 15 -
Rabbit 120 - - 25 -
Guinea pig 180-190 - - 8-30  
Rat 220 - - 17 -
Mouse 240-310 - - 7-40 -
Cat 105 - - - -
Vapor, percutaneously, LCt50, mg·min/m3
Human in clothes 15,000 7,500-10,000 60-600 75-300  
Human, exposed skin 12,000 7,500-10,000 6-360 - -
Dog sheared - - 4-89 3-31 -
Rabbit sheared 2,000 - 3-28 124-180 -
Rabbit sheared and clothed - - 539 - -
Drops, percutaneously, LD50, mg/kg
Human (estimate) 24 1.4 - - 0.04-0.10
Monkey - - - - 0.065
Guinea pig sheared 116 - - - < 0.40
Dog sheared 10.8 - - - 0.054
Cat sheared 6.2 - - - 0.012
Rabbit sheared 4.4 - - - 0.025-0.205
Rat sheared 2.5 - - - 0.10
Mouse sheared 1.0-9.2 - - - 0.046