Advances In Biological And Chemical Terrorism Countermeasure

Description: 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. Table of Contents: 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 Glossary Index