Chemical warfare agents
Chemical warfare agents chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutics / [electronic resource] :
edited by James A. Romano, Jr., Brian J. Lukey, Harry Salem.
- 2nd ed.
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2008.
- xxv, 723 p. : ill.
Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents : toxicity at low levels / edited by Satu M. Somani, James A. Romano, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Brief history and use of chemical warfare agents in warfare and terrorism / Chemistry of chemical warfare agents / Chemical warfare agent threat to drinking water / Health effects of low-level exposure to nerve agents / Toxicokinetics of nerve agents / Application of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic technologies to the development of countermeasures against chemical warfare agents / Novel approaches to medical protection against chemical warfare nerve agents / Nerve agent bioscavengers : progress in development of a new mode of protection against organophosphorus exposure / Butyrylcholinesterase and its synthetic C-terminal peptide confer in vitro suppression of amyloid fibril formation / Novel medical countermeasure for organophosphorus intoxication : connection to Alzheimer's disease and dementia / Inhalation toxicology of nerve agents / Vesicants and oxidative stress / Harry Salem, Andrew L. Ternay Jr., and Jeffery K. Smart -- Peter Kikilo, Vitaly Fedorenko, and Andrew L. Ternay Jr. -- Harry Salem ... [et al.] -- John H. McDonough and James A. Romano Jr. -- Marcel J. van der Schans, Hendrik P. Benschop, and Christopher E. Whalley -- Jennifer W. Sekowski and James F. Dillman III -- Ashima Saxena ... [et al.] -- David E. Lenz ... [et al.] -- Erez Podoly ... [et al.] -- Edna F.R. Pereira ... [et al.] -- Paul A. Dabisch ... [et al.] -- Milton G. Smith ... [et al.] -- Health effects of exposure to vesicant agents / Cyanides : toxicology, clinical presentation, and medical management / Chemicals used for riot control and personal protection / Mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxin and overview of medical countermeasures for intoxication / Ricin and related toxins : review and perspective / Screening smokes : applications, toxicology, clinical considerations, and medical management / Clinical detection of exposure to chemical warfare agents / Personal protective equipment : practical and theoretical considerations / Chemical warfare agent decontamination from skin / Chemical warfare, chemical terrorism, and traumatic stress responses : an assessment of psychological impact / Emergency response to a chemical warfare agent incident : domestic preparedness, first response, and public health considerations / Emergency medical response to a chemical terrorist attack / Charles G. Hurst and William J. Smith -- Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Harry Salem, Bryan Ballantyne, and Sydney Katz -- Michael Adler ... [et al.] -- Charles B. Millard and Ross D. LeClaire -- Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Benedict R. Capacio ... [et al.] -- Michael R. Jones -- Brian J. Lukey ... [et al.] -- James A. Romano Jr. ... [et al.] -- David H. Moore and Barbara B. Saunders-Price -- Stephen A. Pulley and Michael R. Jones.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781420046625 (ebook : PDF)
Chemical agents (Munitions)
Electronic books.
Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents : toxicity at low levels / edited by Satu M. Somani, James A. Romano, Jr.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Brief history and use of chemical warfare agents in warfare and terrorism / Chemistry of chemical warfare agents / Chemical warfare agent threat to drinking water / Health effects of low-level exposure to nerve agents / Toxicokinetics of nerve agents / Application of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic technologies to the development of countermeasures against chemical warfare agents / Novel approaches to medical protection against chemical warfare nerve agents / Nerve agent bioscavengers : progress in development of a new mode of protection against organophosphorus exposure / Butyrylcholinesterase and its synthetic C-terminal peptide confer in vitro suppression of amyloid fibril formation / Novel medical countermeasure for organophosphorus intoxication : connection to Alzheimer's disease and dementia / Inhalation toxicology of nerve agents / Vesicants and oxidative stress / Harry Salem, Andrew L. Ternay Jr., and Jeffery K. Smart -- Peter Kikilo, Vitaly Fedorenko, and Andrew L. Ternay Jr. -- Harry Salem ... [et al.] -- John H. McDonough and James A. Romano Jr. -- Marcel J. van der Schans, Hendrik P. Benschop, and Christopher E. Whalley -- Jennifer W. Sekowski and James F. Dillman III -- Ashima Saxena ... [et al.] -- David E. Lenz ... [et al.] -- Erez Podoly ... [et al.] -- Edna F.R. Pereira ... [et al.] -- Paul A. Dabisch ... [et al.] -- Milton G. Smith ... [et al.] -- Health effects of exposure to vesicant agents / Cyanides : toxicology, clinical presentation, and medical management / Chemicals used for riot control and personal protection / Mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxin and overview of medical countermeasures for intoxication / Ricin and related toxins : review and perspective / Screening smokes : applications, toxicology, clinical considerations, and medical management / Clinical detection of exposure to chemical warfare agents / Personal protective equipment : practical and theoretical considerations / Chemical warfare agent decontamination from skin / Chemical warfare, chemical terrorism, and traumatic stress responses : an assessment of psychological impact / Emergency response to a chemical warfare agent incident : domestic preparedness, first response, and public health considerations / Emergency medical response to a chemical terrorist attack / Charles G. Hurst and William J. Smith -- Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Harry Salem, Bryan Ballantyne, and Sydney Katz -- Michael Adler ... [et al.] -- Charles B. Millard and Ross D. LeClaire -- Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Benedict R. Capacio ... [et al.] -- Michael R. Jones -- Brian J. Lukey ... [et al.] -- James A. Romano Jr. ... [et al.] -- David H. Moore and Barbara B. Saunders-Price -- Stephen A. Pulley and Michael R. Jones.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781420046625 (ebook : PDF)
Chemical agents (Munitions)
Electronic books.