Biosecurity : understanding, assessing, and preventing the threat / / edited by Ryan Burnette

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.325/3
• Soggetto topico: Biosecurity; Bioterrorism - Prevention; Biological weapons - Safety measures
• Classificazione: TEC017000
• Altri autori: BurnetteRyan <1977->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. An introduction to biosecurity -- part II. Elements of biosecurity -- part III. Biosecurity in various sectors -- part Ivolume Biosecurity policy, bioterrorism, and the future.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book defines the concepts of biosecurity, biosafety, and biosurety and shows how they relate to one another under the overall framework of biodefense. The book also addresses biosecurity strategies for non-laboratory settings, including private sector facilities, the transportation infrastructure, and the food and agriculture sector including insurance, healthcare, the global supply chain, and agriculture. Discussions also include bioterrorism, biosecurity operations, various existing biosecurity programs, and biosecurity ethics. Designed to reach a wide variety of professionals, this resource provides a balanced and accessible look at biodefense and its applications"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Biosecurity
• ISBN: 1-118-76911-2; 1-118-76901-5; 1-78539-343-X; 1-118-76895-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825095303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II