UID:
almahu_9949434948702882
Format:
1 online resource (544 pages)
Edition:
Third edition.
ISBN:
9781003230571
,
1003230571
,
9781000484403
,
1000484408
,
9781000484359
,
1000484351
Content:
The Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Volume 1: Military Chemical and Toxic Industrial Agents, Third Edition provides rapid access to key data to response professionals and decision-makers on a broad range of agents and pathogens. This volume examines military chemical agents that were developed for their lethal effects and includes chapters on nerve agents, vesicants, urticants, convulsants, blood agents, and pulmonary agents. It also details toxic industrial materials that are considered potential threat for use as improvised agents. In addition to a discussion of each of these classes of agents, coverage includes detailed information on a broad spectrum of individual agents that have been used on the battlefield, stockpiled as weapons, used or threatened to be used by terrorists, or have been otherwise assessed by qualified law enforcement and response organizations and determined to be agents of significant concern The information presented in this edition has been updated and expanded; containing more information on toxicology, health effects, chemical and physical properties of individual agents, as well as protective actions needed at the scene of an incident. Key Features: Focuses on key information needed during an emergency response Provides updated toxicology, exposure hazards, physical-chemical data, and best practices with regard to the treatment of casualties Presents updated protective action distances, decontamination, and remediation information All data compiled is gathered from numerous sources and arranged into the current, easy-to-access format. In order to ensure accuracy, all data has been cross-checked over the widest variety of military, scientific and medical sources available. The Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Volume 1: Military Chemical and Toxic Industrial Agents, Third Edition remains the gold-standard reference detailing the widest variety of military, scientific, and medical sources available
Note:
I. Nerve Agents 1. Organophosphorus Nerve Agents 2. Carbamate Nerve Agents II. Vesicant/Urticant Agents 3. Sulfur and Nitrogen Vesicant Agents 4. Arsenic Vesicant Agents 5. Urticants III. Toxic Agents 6. Bicyclophosphate Convulsants 7. COX Inhibiting Blood Agents 8. Arsine Blood Agents 9. Carbon Monoxide Blood Agents 10. Pulmonary Agents 11. Industrial Materials
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003230571
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003230571
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