Review of the Department of Defense research program on low-level exposures to chemical warfare agents /

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Research related to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) has historically focused on life threatening battlefield effects caused by high level exposures to the agents, not effects associated with exposures to low concentrations of them. In this report, low level concentrations refers to exposures that may...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Defense.
United States. > Department of Defense
Chemical agents (Munitions)
Chemical Warfare Agents > toxicity
Chemical Warfare Agents
Agents chimiques (Munitions)
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding the problem of low-level exposure to chemical warfare agents
  • Background
  • Toxicologic studies
  • Other animal studies
  • Human exposures
  • Chemical warfare exposure scenario
  • Risk comparisons
  • Review of the Department of Defense master research plan on low-level exposure to chemical Warfare agents
  • Goals, objectives, and aims of the master research plan
  • Overview of the DOD's current research plan
  • The Committee's evaluation of the DOD research plan
  • Overall summary of the evaluation of the DOD research plan
  • Research Issues Related to Risk Assessment of Low-Level Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents.

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