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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828063903321

Titolo

Evaluation of a site-specific risk assessment for the Department of Homeland Security's Planned National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-94867-9

9786612948671

0-309-16282-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 p.)

Disciplina

363.6

Soggetti

Risk assessment

Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention

Bioterrorism - Research - United States

Agroterrorism - United States - Prevention

Agroterrorism - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Evaluation of a Site-Specific Risk Assessment for the Department of Homeland Security's Planned National Bio-and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Agriculture and Natural resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Boxes""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Letter Report""; ""Summary""; ""1  Introduction""; ""2  Consideration of Site-Specific Risk and Mitigation Factors""; ""3  Evaluation of Methods""; ""4  Evaluation of Design Plans and Personnel Preparedness""; ""5  Overall Assessment, Findings, and Concluding Remarks""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biosketches""; ""Appendix B: Preliminary Letter Report""; ""Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas""