1st Edition

Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures

298 Pages 23 Color & 51 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

304 Pages
by CRC Press

Biological and chemical weapons are a growing terrorist threat to the United States and other nations and countermeasures continue to evolve as a national and global priority issue. To keep up with this rapidly changing and vital field we must establish the current state-of-the-science on countermeasures to form a platform from which to offer perspectives, policies, and procedures that will assist... Read more
State of the Science: Background, History, and Current Threats, S.M. Presley, C.B. Pepper, G.P. Austin, and R.J. Kendall
Threats and Vulnerabilities Associated with Biological and Chemical Terrorism, S.M. Presley, G.P. Austin, P.N. Smith, and R.J. Kendall
Predicting and Characterizing Threat Transport, J.W. Leggoe, C. Chang, S.B. Cox, S.M. Presley, and R. Zartman
Assessment Strategies for Environmental Protection from Chemical and Biological Threats, R. Zartman, C. Chang, G.P. Cobb, J.A. Fralick, and S.M. Presley
Chemical Threat Agent-Induced Latent (Delayed) Neurodegeneration, J. Strahlendorf and H. Strahlendorf
Sensing Biological and Chemical Threat Agents, G. Coimbatore, S.M. Presley, J. Boyd, E.J. Marsland, and G.P. Cobb
Phage Display and Its Application for the Detection and Therapeutic Intervention of Biological Threat Agents, J.A. Fralick, P. Chadha-Mohanty, and Guigen Li
Personnel Protective Fabric Technologies for Chemical Countermeasures, S. Ramkumar, U. Sata, and M. Hussain
Pathogenic and Toxic Effects of Select Biological Threat Agents, J.S. Wang
Conclusions and Research Needs for the Future, R.J. Kendall, G.P. Austin, C. Chang, G.P. Cobb, G. Coimbatore, S.B. Cox, J.A. Fralick, J.W. Leggoe, S.M. Presley, S.S. Ramkumar, P.N. Smith, J.C. Strahlendorf, and R.E. Zartman
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Biography

Ronald J. Kendall, Steven M. Presley, Galen P. Austin, Philip N. Smith