1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450449803321

Titolo

Review of the Army's technical guides on assessing and managing chemical hazards to deployed personnel [[electronic resource] /] / Subcommittee on the Toxicological Risks to Deployed Military Personnel, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

1-280-17610-5

9786610176106

0-309-53239-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

615.9

Soggetti

Chemical agents (Munitions) - Toxicology - Evaluation

Soldiers - Health risk assessment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This project was supported by Contract No. DAMD 17-99-C-9049 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Defense"-T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Review of the Army's Technical Guidance""; ""3 Review of Key Concepts, Assumptions, and Decisions Made in Developing TG-248, TG-230, and RD-230""; ""4 A New Set of Exposure Guidelines: Chemical Casualty Estimating Guidelines""; ""5 Process for Establishing and Applying Military Exposure Guidelines""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Errata, Inconsistencies, and Comments on Specific Aspects of TG-248, TG-230, and RD-230""; ""Appendix B Review of Acceptable Cancer Risk Levels""

""Appendix C Example Use of Probits for Developing Chemical Casualty Estimating Guidelines""""Appendix D Critical Studies and Uncertainty Factors Used in Developing Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Chemical Warfare Agents""; ""Appendix E Probabilistic Approach to Address Exposure to Multiple Chemicals for Course-of-Action



Analysis""; ""Appendix F Biographical Information on the Subcommittee on Toxicological Risks to Deployed Military Personnel""; ""Appendix G Definitions""