Chemical agents; is the general name of substances known to have toxic effects on the
environment, which cause a large number of deaths and disabilities in a short period of time …

It groups in one place all the information that has now been published the latest press
releases from WHO, updated frequently asked questions about biological and chemical …

Publisher Summary The CDC Strategic Planning Working Group, as part of their
preparedness plan for possible terrorist attacks using biological or chemical weapons, has …

Despite ongoing efforts to prohibit the production, storage and use of chemical warfare
agents recent world events highlight the enduring threat to the population from these agents …

The goal of this paper is to recommend to the Department of Defense (DOD) a preventive
research strategy for deployed US forces to prevent future illness from toxicological …

This chapter describes the strategic research plan and research agenda for medical
countermeasure research aimed to improve the nation's ability to diagnose, prevent, and …

Military chemical warfare agent testing from World War I to 1975 produced thousands of
veterans with concerns of possible long-term health consequences. Clinical and research …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective garments (clothing, boots, or
gloves), goggles, helmets, respirators, or other equipment designed to shield the wearer's …

This symposium addresses the complications encountered by medical planners when
confronted by the use or threat of the use of weapons of mass destruction. The types of …

The menace facing US service personnel from ecoterrorism and other nontraditional threats
may increase as military deployments in war and peace increase, the availability of …