| Description |
1 online resource (723 pages) |
| Contents |
Brief history and use of chemical warfare agents in warfare and terrorism / Harry Salem, Andrew L. Ternay, Jr., and Jeffery K. Smart -- The chemistry of chemical warfare agents / Peter Kikilo, Vitaly Fedorenko, and Andrew L. Ternay, Jr. -- Chemical warfare agent threat to drinking water / Harry Salem [and others] -- Health effects of low-level exposure to nerve agents / John H. McDonough and James A. Romano, Jr. -- Toxicokinetics of nerve agents / Marcel J. van der Schans, Hendrik P. Benschop, and Christopher E. Whalley -- Application of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic technologies to the development of countermeasures against chemical warfare agents / Jennifer Sekowski and James Dillman -- Novel approaches to medical protection against chemical warfare nerve agents / Ashima Saxena [and others] -- Nerve agent bioscavengers : progress in development of a new mode of protection against organophosphorus exposure / David E. Lenz [and others] -- -- Butyrylcholinesterase and its synthetic C-terminal peptide confer in-vitro suppression of amyloid fibrils formation / Erez Podoly [and others] -- A novel medical countermeasure for organophosphorus intoxication : connection to alzheimer's disease and dementia / Edna F.R. Pereira [and others] -- Inhalation toxicology of nerve agents / Paul A. Dabisch [and others] -- Vesicants and oxidative stress / Milton G. Smith [and others] -- -- Health effects of exposure to vesicant agents / Charles G. Hurst and William J. Smith -- Cyanides : toxicology, clinical presentation, and medical management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Chemicals used for riot control and personal protection / Harry Salem, Bryan Ballantyne, and Sydney Katz -- Mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxin and overview of medical countermeasure development for intoxication / Michael Adler [and others] -- Ricin and related toxins : review and perspective / Charles B. Millard and Ross D. LeClaire -- Screening smokes : applications, toxicology, clinical considerations and medical management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem |
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Clinical detection of exposure to chemical warfare agents / Benedict R. Capacio [and others] -- Personal protective equipment (ppe) : practical and theoretical considerations / Michael R. Jones -- Chemical warfare agent decontamination from skin / Brian J. Lukey [and others] -- Chemical warfare, chemical terrorism, and traumatic stress responses : an assessment of psychological impact / James A. Romano, Jr. [and others] -- Emergency response to a chemical warfare agent incident : domestic preparedness, first response, and public health considerations / David H. Moore and Barbara Saunders-Price -- -- Emergency medical response to a chemical terrorist attack / Stephen A. Pulley and Michael R. Jones |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Chemical warfare agents : toxicity at low levels / edited by Satu M. Somani, James A. Romano, Jr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chemical agents (Munitions)
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Chemical Warfare Agents -- poisoning
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Disaster Planning -- methods
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Poisoning -- prevention & control
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Poisoning -- therapy
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Chemical Warfare Agents
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
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Chemical agents (Munitions)
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Chemische stoffen.
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Chemische oorlogvoering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Romano, James A., Jr
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Lukey, Brian J.
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| ISBN |
9781420046625 |
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1420046624 |
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1420046616 |
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9781420046618 |
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