Bøger af D. Hank (President Ellison

This volume is formatted to offer rapid access to listings of non-lethal chemical agents including nerve agents, vesicants, urticants, convulsants, blood agents, and pulmonary agents¿as well as toxic industrial materials that are considered potential threat for use as improvised agents..

Emergency Action for Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Second Edition is intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent

This quick reference is intended for the first responder to the scene of the release of a chemical or biological warfare agent. Formatted similarly to the Department of Transportation¿s Emergency Response Guidebook, it is divided into concise chapters that focus on the first few hours after the incident. Adding more than 100 additional pages of material that covers a wider range of agent classes and hazardous materials, the book is divided into concise chapters that are designed to give responders vital information on a specific group of agents.

Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War. This account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions.

Incorporates classes of agents; expands classes; and increases the number of agents described, including components, precursors, and decomposition products; as well as information on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of these agents and their health effects. This title covers toxicology, characteristics, and medical response.