03592nam 2200601Ia 450 991045613090332120200520144314.00-309-51548-3(CKB)110986584752944(EBL)3375955(MiAaPQ)EBC3375955(Au-PeEL)EBL3375955(CaPaEBR)ebr10051673(OCoLC)923259769(EXLCZ)9911098658475294420000721d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Strategies to protect the health of deployed U.S. forces[electronic resource] detecting, characterizing, and documenting exposures /Thomas E. McKone ... [et al.], editorsWashington, D.C. National Academy Press20001 online resource (273 p.)Compass seriesStrategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces: Technology and Methods for Detection and Tracking of Exposures to a Subset of Harmful Agents, Division of Military Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Tecnical Systems, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council."This is a report of a study supported by Contract DASW01-97-C-0078 between the Department of Defense and the National Academy of Sciences"--T.p. verso.0-309-06875-4 Includes bibliographical references.""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Box, Tables, and Figures""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Characterizing Exposures""; ""3 Thresholds of Health Effects for Chemical and Biological Agents""; ""4 Environmental and Exposure Pathways""; ""5 Detecting and Monitoring Harmful Agents""; ""6 Tracking the Locations and Time-Activity Budgets of Deployed Military Personnel""; ""7 Strategy Considerations""; ""References""""Appendix A Defining the Decision Framework and the Value of Exposure Information in Military Deployments""""Appendix B Harmful Properties of Chemical Agents""; ""Appendix C Harmful Properties of Biological Agents""; ""Appendix D Detecting and Monitoring Chemical Agents""; ""Appendix E Detecting and Monitoring Biological Agents""; ""Appendix F Contributors to This Study""; ""Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigator and Members of the Advisory Panel""; ""Appendix H Meetings and Activities""Compass series (Washington, D.C.)SoldiersHealth and hygieneUnited StatesSoldiersProtectionUnited StatesSoldiersHealth risk assessmentUnited StatesMethodologyEnvironmental healthBiological warfareSafety measuresChemical warfareSafety measuresUnited StatesArmed ForcesMedical careUnited StatesArmed ForcesForeign countriesElectronic books.SoldiersHealth and hygieneSoldiersProtectionSoldiersHealth risk assessmentMethodology.Environmental health.Biological warfareSafety measures.Chemical warfareSafety measures.355.3/45/0973McKone Thomas E(Thomas Edward)1050321MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456130903321Strategies to protect the health of deployed U.S. forces2480010UNINA