UID:
almafu_9958057051202883
Format:
1 online resource (xxviii, 242 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-309-51548-3
Series Statement:
Compass series
Note:
Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces: Technology and Methods for Detection and Tracking of Exposures to a Subset of Harmful Agents, Division of Military Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Tecnical Systems, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
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"This is a report of a study supported by Contract DASW01-97-C-0078 between the Department of Defense and the National Academy of Sciences"--T.p. verso.
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Box, Tables, and Figures""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Characterizing Exposures""; ""3 Thresholds of Health Effects for Chemical and Biological Agents""; ""4 Environmental and Exposure Pathways""; ""5 Detecting and Monitoring Harmful Agents""; ""6 Tracking the Locations and Time-Activity Budgets of Deployed Military Personnel""; ""7 Strategy Considerations""; ""References""
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""Appendix A Defining the Decision Framework and the Value of Exposure Information in Military Deployments"" ""Appendix B Harmful Properties of Chemical Agents""; ""Appendix C Harmful Properties of Biological Agents""; ""Appendix D Detecting and Monitoring Chemical Agents""; ""Appendix E Detecting and Monitoring Biological Agents""; ""Appendix F Contributors to This Study""; ""Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigator and Members of the Advisory Panel""; ""Appendix H Meetings and Activities""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-06875-4
Language:
English
