Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 142007654X ISBN 13 : 9781420076547

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Biological and chemical weapons are a growing terrorist threat to the United States and other nations and countermeasures continue to evolve as a national and global priority issue. To keep up with this rapidly changing and vital field we must establish the current state-of-the-science on countermeasures to form a platform from which to offer perspectives, policies, and procedures that will assist the United States and other nations to defend themselves from future threats.
An up-to-date assessment of the technologies and strategies for providing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism, Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures integrates vastly disparate disciplines, calling on authors that are directly and currently involved in the research to present their own data as well as their educated opinions and advice. It draws heavily on the findings and conclusions from research conducted through the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats, which is partially funded through the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command.
This book focuses on four general areas of research: modeling, simulation, and visualization; environmental protection; personal protection and therapeutics; and the mechanistic and toxic effects of weapons. Individual chapters discuss the relationship between risk and vulnerability, threat agent dispersal through the environment, threat agent sensor development, the use of phage display for detection and therapeutic intervention, and an overview of recognized threats and their toxic effects.
Heavily referenced, this science-based work is an excellent tool to assist military and homeland security personnel and first responders to improve their ability to develop and implement countermeasures to the potential biological and chemical threat agents that continue to emerge.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ronald J. Kendall, Steven M. Presley, Galen P. Austin, Philip N. Smith

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Based on the findings of a multidisciplinary toxicology research program, this book explores improved methods of implementing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism. The authors focus on modeling, simulation, and visualization; environmental protection; personal protection and therapeutics; and the mechanistic and toxic effects of weapons. It draws heavily on the findings and conclusions from research conducted through the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats. The book is appropriate for graduate-level course work and as a professional reference. It includes a 16-page color insert along with tables, illustrations, and diagrams.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 142007654X
• ISBN 13: 9781420076547
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Kendall Ronald J., Presley Steven Mack, Austin Galen, Smith Philip N.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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