Chemical warfare agents
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Chemical warfare agents
Academic Press, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book presents a comprehensive examination of chemical warfare agents including nerve agents, mustard, cyanide, phosgene, organoarsenics, lacrimators, and defoliating agents. Coverage includes the chemistry, toxicity, mechanism of action, and treatment of measures, as well as historical, sociopsychological, and public health aspects. Protection for civilian populations is included.
Table of Contents
V.P. Singh, Sociopsychological Perspective on Chemical Warfare. S.M. Somani, Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of Mustard. F.R. Sidell and C.G. Hurst, Clinical Considerations in Mustard Poisoning. S.M. Somani, R.P. Solana, and S.N. Dube, Toxicodynamics of Nerve Agents. S.L. Hartgraves and M.R. Murphy, Behavioral Effects of Low-Dose Nerve Agents. F.R. Sidell, Clinical Considerations in Nerve Agent Intoxication. D.M. Maxwell and B.P. Doctor, Use of Enzymes as Pretreatment Drugs for Organophosphate Toxicity. J.L. Borowitz, A. Kanthasamy, and G.E. Isom, Toxicodynamics of Cyanide. B.B. Mathur and G. Krishna, Toxicodynamics of Phosgene. G.L. Trammell, Toxicodynamics of Organoarsenic Chemical Warfare Agents. H. Hu, Toxicodynamics of Riot-Control Agents (Lacrimators). C.N. Corder, J.A. Strickland, and S.M. Somani, Toxicodynamics of Herbicides (Defoliating Agents). S.S. Leffingwell, Public Health Aspects of Chemical Warfare Agents. F.R. Sidell, Civil Emergencies Involving Chemical Warfare Agents: Medical Considerations. G.O. Rogers, J.H. Sorensen and A.P. Watson, Protecting Civilian Populations during Chemical Agent Emergencies. D.L. Bunner, Biological Warfare Agents: An Overview. Chapter References. Index.
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