Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces: Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures (Compass series).

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKone, Thomas E.
Otros Autores: National Academy of Sciences (U. S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: National Academies Press.
Temas:
Soldiers > Health and hygiene > United States.
Soldiers > Protection > United States.
Soldiers > Health risk assessment > United States > Methodology.
Environmental health.
Biological warfare > Safety measures.
Chemical warfare > Safety measures.
Guerre biologique > Sécurité > Mesures.
Armed Forces
Armed Forces > Medical care
Biological warfare > Safety measures
Chemical warfare > Safety measures
Environmental health
Soldiers > Health and hygiene
Soldiers > Protection
United States > Armed Forces > Medical care.
United States > Armed Forces > Foreign countries.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Box, Tables, and Figures
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Characterizing Exposures
  • 3 Thresholds of Health Effects for Chemical and Biological Agents
  • 4 Environmental and Exposure Pathways
  • 5 Detecting and Monitoring Harmful Agents
  • 6 Tracking the Locations and Time-Activity Budgets of Deployed Military Personnel
  • 7 Strategy Considerations
  • References
  • Appendix A Defining the Decision Framework and the Value of Exposure Information in Military DeploymentsAppendix B Harmful Properties of Chemical Agents
  • Appendix C Harmful Properties of Biological Agents
  • Appendix D Detecting and Monitoring Chemical Agents
  • Appendix E Detecting and Monitoring Biological Agents
  • Appendix F Contributors to This Study
  • Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigator and Members of the Advisory Panel
  • Appendix H Meetings and Activities

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