Chemical warfare agents [[electronic resource] ] : toxicology and treatment / / editors,Timothy C. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick R. Sidell

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2007
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (752 p.)
• Disciplina: 358.3; 615.9
• Soggetto topico: Chemical agents (Munitions) - Toxicology; Antidotes
• Altri autori: MarrsTimothy C MaynardRobert L SidellFrederick R
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents / Timothy C. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick R. Sidell. c1996.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Chemical warfare agents
• ISBN: 1-280-83908-2; 9786610839087; 0-470-06003-4; 0-470-06002-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143704703321
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