Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures

Based on the findings of a multidisciplinary toxicology research program, this book explores improved methods of implementing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism. It focuses on modeling, simulation, and visualization; environmental protection; personal protection and therapeutics; and, the mechanistic and toxic effects of weapons.

Based on the findings of a multidisciplinary toxicology research program, this book explores improved methods of implementing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism. The authors focus on modeling, simulation, and visualization; environmental protection; personal protection and therapeutics; and, the mechanistic and toxic effects of weapons. The book is appropriate for graduate level course and as a professional reference.

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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