Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures is an up-to-date assessment of the technologies and strategies for providing countermeasures to biological and chemical terrorism.

Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures:

• Presents state of the art research of countermeasures to biological and chemical threats
• Includes a 16 page color insert along with tables, illustrations, and diagrams
• Provides an extensive background and descriptive history of biological and chemical terrorism
• Establishes a formula for risk/vulnerability/threat assessments of current and future threats

Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures is an excellent tool to assist military and homeland security personnel and first responders to improve their ability to develop and implement countermeasures to the potential biological and chemical threat agents that continue to emerge.

Contents

1. State of the Science: Background, History, and Current Threats
2. Threats and Vulnerabilities Associated with Biological and Chemical Terrorism
3. Predicting and Characterizing Threat Transport
4. Assessment Strategies for Environmental Protection from Chemical and Biological Threats
5. Chemical Threat Agent-Induced Latent (Delayed) Neurodegeneration
6. Sensing Biological and Chemical Threat Agents
7. Phage Display and Its Application for the Detection and Therapeutic Intervention of Biological Threat Agents
8. Personnel Protective Fabric Technologies for Chemical Countermeasures
9. Pathogenic and Toxic Effects of Select Biological Threat Agents
10. Conclusions and Research Needs for the Future

Index

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