New sensor technologies for homeland security applications must meet the key
requirements of sensitivity to detect agents below risk levels, selectivity to provide minimal …

Introduction 3. Chemical Warfare Agents 3.1. Riot-Control Agents 3.2. Incapacitating Agents
3.3. Blood Agents 3.4. Vesicants 3.5. Choking Agents 3.6. Nerve Agents 3.7. Binary and Non …

The threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism is widely
attributed to collective actors based on a religious ideology, eg globally operating Salafi …

This chapter provides an overview, classification, brief description of each class, and known
adverse effects upon exposure to chemical warfare agents (CWA). Medical management …

Objective: To provide specific guidance and resources for systematic and orderly
decontamination of human remains resulting from a chemical terrorist attack or accidental …

Although not widely known, a robust set of peer-reviewed public health and occupational
exposure levels presently exist for key chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and certain acutely …

Preparedness against chemical terrorism attacks at the local jurisdiction level remains
insufficient in the post-9/11 environment. The purpose of this research was to determine the …

This article provides a brief overview of chemical and biological threats, focuses in detail on
modern concepts in chemical sensing, examines the origins of the most significant unmet …

Chemical, biological, and radiological agents make up the “working parts” of weapons of
mass destruction (WMD). The challenges faced while responding to and decontaminating …