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UNINA9910877090603321 |
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Titolo |
Chemical warfare agents : toxicology and treatment / / editors,Timothy C. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick R. Sidell |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-83908-2 |
9786610839087 |
0-470-06003-4 |
0-470-06002-6 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (752 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MarrsTimothy C |
MaynardRobert L |
SidellFrederick R |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chemical agents (Munitions) - Toxicology |
Antidotes |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents / Timothy C. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick R. Sidell. c1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chemical Warfare Agents Toxicology and Treatment; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Opinions of Chemical Warfare; 2 The Physicochemical Properties and General Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents; 3 Dispersion and Modelling of the Spread of Chemical Warfare Agents; 4 The Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents in the Environment; 5 Biological Markers of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents; 6 Respiratory Protection; 7 Responding to Chemical Terrorism: Operational Planning and Decontamination; 8 Toxicology of Organophosphate Nerve Agents |
9 A History of Human Studies with Nerve Agents by the UK and USA10 Nerve Agents: Low-Dose Effects; 11 Managing Civilian Casualties Affected by Nerve Agents; 12 The Management of Casualties Following Toxic Agent Release: The Approach Adopted in France; 13 The Dark Morning: The Experiences and Lessons Learned from the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack; 14 Atropine and Other Anticholinergic Drugs; 15 Oximes; |
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16 The Use of Benzodiazepines in Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Intoxication; 17 Pretreatment for Nerve Agent Poisoning; 18 Gulf War Syndrome; 19 Mustard Gas; 20 Dermal Aspects of Chemical Warfare |
21 Sulphur Mustard Injuries of the Skin: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Chemical Burns22 The Normal Bone Marrow and Management of Toxin-Induced Stem Cell Failure; 23 Organic Arsenicals; 24 Phosgene; 25 Cyanides: Chemical Warfare Agents and Potential Terrorist Threats; 26 Riot Control Agents in Military Operations, Civil Disturbance Control and Potential Terrorist Activities, with Particular Reference to Peripheral Chemosensory Irritants; 27 Ricin and Abrin Poisoning; 28 The Total Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
29 An A-Z of Compounds of Interest in Relation to Chemical Warfare and Other Malevolent Uses of PoisonsIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Chemical Warfare Agents, Second Edition has been totally revised since the successful first edition and expanded to about three times the length, with many new chapters and much more in-depth consideration of all the topics. The chapters have been written by distinguished international experts in various aspects of chemical warfare agents and edited by an experienced team to produce a clear review of the field. The book now contains a wealth of material on the mechanisms of action of the major chemical warfare agents, including the nerve agent cyclosarin, formally considered to |
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