By Timothy T. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick R. Sidell
ISBN-10: 0470013591
ISBN-13: 9780470013595
ISBN-10: 0470060026
ISBN-13: 9780470060025
Chemical battle brokers, moment variation has been absolutely revised because the profitable first version and extended to approximately 3 times the size, with many new chapters and masses extra in-depth attention of the entire subject matters. The chapters were written through exceptional overseas specialists in a number of facets of chemical war brokers and edited by means of an skilled group to supply a transparent assessment of the field.The publication now incorporates a wealth of fabric at the mechanisms of motion of the most important chemical conflict brokers, together with the nerve agent cyclosarin, officially thought of to be of secondary significance, in addition to ricin and abrin. Chemical struggle brokers, moment variation discusses the physico-chemical homes of chemical conflict brokers, their dispersion and destiny within the setting, their toxicology and administration in their results on people, decontamination and protecting apparatus. New chapters hide the adventure received after using sarin to assault guests at the Tokyo subway and the way to house the result of the deployment of insurrection keep an eye on brokers reminiscent of CS gas.This booklet offers a finished evaluate of chemical struggle brokers, assessing all on hand proof in regards to the clinical, technical and criminal points in their use. it really is a useful reference paintings for physicians, public healthiness planners, regulators and the other pros inquisitive about this field.Review of the 1st Edition:"What extra applicable time for a identify of this scope than within the submit 11th of September period? ...a well timed, scholarly, and well-written quantity which deals a lot info of huge present and…future benefit."—VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY