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Emergency action for chemical and biological warfare agents

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Intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent. Designed as a companion to the author's Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents, this book is divided into concise chapters that focus on the first few hours after the incident. Each chapter, or class index, is designed to give responders vital information on a specific group of agents. The second edition contains a wider library of agent classes taht covers more hazardous materials. It also includes updated appendices taht cover dissemination, the effects of weather and terrain, isolation, protective shelters, and manual decontamination. The book also provides a chemical/biological terrorism emergency response checklist. -- Adapted from the back cover.

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Intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent. Designed as a companion to the author's Handbook of chemical and biological warfare agents, this book is divided into concise chapters that focus on the first few hours after the incident. Each chapter, or class index, is designed to give responders vital information on a specific group of agents. The second edition contains a wider library of agent classes taht covers more hazardous materials. It also includes updated appendices taht cover dissemination, the effects of weather and terrain, isolation, protective shelters, and manual decontamination. The book also provides a chemical/biological terrorism emergency response checklist. --
Adapted from the back cover.

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"White powders" (and dusty agents) -- Nerve agents : "G" and Novichok series -- Nerve agents : "V" series -- Nerve agents : "GV" series -- Nerve agents : Carbamates -- Nerve agents : Reactive binary components -- Nerve agents : Industrial -- Vesicants : Sulfer based -- Vesicants : Nitrogen based -- Vesicants : Arsenic based -- Urticants -- Convulsants -- Blood agents : COX inhibiting -- Blood agents : Hemophilic -- Blood agents : Hemophilic, metal based -- Blood agents : Hemophilic, metal based, water reactive -- Pulmonary agents -- Pulmonary agents : Water reactive -- Pulmonary agents : Dermally hazardous -- Pulmonary agents : Dermally hazardous, water reactive -- Incapacitants -- Vomiting / Sternatory agents -- Tear agents -- Tear agents, Halogenated -- Tear agents, water reactive -- Malodorants -- Malodorants, corrosive -- Corrosive smoke agents -- Neurotoxings -- Cytotoxins -- Cytotoxins : Dermally hazardous -- Pathogens -- Pathogens : Fomite hazard -- Pathogens : Vector hazard Pathogens : Gastrointestinal -- Pathogens : Animal specific --Pathogens : Plant spcific -- Characteristics of chemical agents -- Appendices : Characteristics of handheld agent vapor detectors -- Vulnerability analysis -- Delivery -- Chemical / Biological terrorism emergency response checklist.