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Chemical warfare agents : chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutics
- Title
- Chemical warfare agents : chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutics / edited by James A. Romano, Jr., Brian J. Lukey, Harry Salem.
- Publication
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2008], ©2008.
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- Description
- xxv, 723 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
- Subjects
- Note
- Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents : toxicity at low levels / edited by Satu M. Somani, James A. Romano, Jr.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Brief History and Use of Chemical Warfare Agents in Warfare and Terrorism / Harry Salem, Andrew L. Ternay, Jr. and Jeffery K. Smart -- Ch. 2. Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents / Petr Kikilo, Vitaly Fedorenko and Andrew L. Ternay, Jr. -- Ch. 3. Chemical Warfare Agent Threat to Drinking Water / Harry Salem, Christopher E. Whalley, Charles H. Wick, Thomas P. Gargan II and W. Dickinson Burrows -- Ch. 4. Health Effects of Low-Level Exposure to Nerve Agents / John H. McDonough and James A. Romano, Jr. -- Ch. 5. Toxicokinetics of Nerve Agents / Marcel J. van der Schans, Hendrik P. Benschop and Christopher E. Whalley -- Ch. 6. Application of Genomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Technologies to the Development of Countermeasures against Chemical Warfare Agents / Jennifer W. Sekowski and James F. Dillman III -- Ch. 7. Novel Approaches to Medical Protection against Chemical Warfare Nerve Agents / Ashima Saxena, Chunyuan Luo, Nageswararao Chilukuri, Donald M. Maxwell and Bhupendra P. Doctor -- Ch. 8. Nerve Agent Bioscavengers: Progress in Development of a New Mode of Protection against Organophosphorus Exposure / David E. Lenz, Clarence A. Broomfield, David T. Yeung, Patrick Masson, Donald M. Maxwell and Douglas M. Cerasoli -- Ch. 9. Butyrylcholinesterase and Its Synthetic C-Terminal Peptide Confer In Vitro Suppression of Amyloid Fibril Formation / Erez Podoly, Sophia Diamant, Assaf Friedler, Oded Livnah and Hermona Soreq -- Ch. 10. Novel Medical Countermeasure for Organophosphorus Intoxication: Connection to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia / Edna F. R. Pereira, David R. Burt, Yasco Aracava, Robert K. Kan, Tracey A. Hamilton, James A. Romano, Jr., Michael Adier and Edson X. Albuquerque -- Ch. 11. Inhalation Toxicology of Nerve Agents / Paul A. Dabisch, Stanley W. Hulet, Robert Kristovich and Robert J. Mioduszewski -- Ch. 12. Vesicants and Oxidative Stress / Milton G. Smith, William Stone, Ren-Feng Guo, Peter A. Ward, Zacharias Suntres, Shyamali Mukherjee and Salil K. Das -- Ch. 13. Health Effects of Exposure to Vesicant Agents / Charles G. Hurst and William J. Smith -- Ch. 14. Cyanides: Toxicology, Clinical Presentation, and Medical Management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Ch. 15. Chemicals Used for Riot Control and Personal Protection / Harry Salem, Bryan Ballantyne and Sidney Katz -- Ch. 16. Mechanism of Action of Botulinum Neurotoxin and Overview of Medical Countermeasures for Intoxication / Michael Adler, George Oyler, James P. Apland, Sharad S. Deshpande, James D. Nicholson, Jaime Anderson, Charles B. Millard and Frank J. Lebeda -- Ch. 17. Ricin and Related Toxins: Review and Perspective / Charles B. Millard and Ross D. LeClaire -- Ch. 18. Screening Smokes: Applications, Toxicology, Clinical Considerations, and Medical Management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Ch. 19. Clinical Detection of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents / Benedict R. Capacio, J. Richard Smith, Richard K. Gordon, Julian R. Haigh, John R. Burr and Brian J. Lukey -- Ch. 20. Personal Protective Equipment: Practical and Theoretical Considerations / Michael R. Jones -- Ch. 21. Chemical Warfare Agent Decontamination from Skin / Brian J. Lukey, Harry F. Slife, Jr., Edward D. Clarkson, Charles G. Hurst and Ernest H. Braue, Jr. -- Ch. 22. Chemical Warfare, Chemical Terrorism, and Traumatic Stress Responses: An Assessment of Psychological Impact / James A. Romano, Jr., Lucille A. Lumley, James M. King and George A. Saviolakis -- Ch. 23. Emergency Response to a Chemical Warfare Agent Incident: Domestic Preparedness, First Response, and Public Health Considerations / David H. Moore and Barbara B. Saunders-Price -- Ch. 24. Emergency Medical Response to a Chemical Terrorist Attack / Stephen A. Pulley and Michael R. Jones.
- ISBN
- 9781420046618 (alk. paper)
- 1420046616 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007027747
- OCLC
- ocn153773462
- 153773462
- SCSB-5391918
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries