Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical agents (Munitions)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Army Chemical Agent Safety Program
Author: United States. Department of the Army
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical agents (Munitions)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical agents (Munitions)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Chemical and Biological Terrorism
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309061954
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
The threat of domestic terrorism today looms larger than ever. Bombings at the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City's Federal Building, as well as nerve gas attacks in Japan, have made it tragically obvious that American civilians must be ready for terrorist attacks. What do we need to know to help emergency and medical personnel prepare for these attacks? Chemical and Biological Terrorism identifies the R&D efforts needed to implement recommendations in key areas: pre-incident intelligence, detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, protective clothing and equipment, early recognition that a population has been covertly exposed to a pathogen, mass casualty decontamination and triage, use of vaccines and pharmaceuticals, and the psychological effects of terror. Specific objectives for computer software development are also identified. The book addresses the differences between a biological and chemical attack, the distinct challenges to the military and civilian medical communities, and other broader issues. This book will be of critical interest to anyone involved in civilian preparedness for terrorist attack: planners, administrators, responders, medical professionals, public health and emergency personnel, and technology designers and engineers.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309061954
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
The threat of domestic terrorism today looms larger than ever. Bombings at the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City's Federal Building, as well as nerve gas attacks in Japan, have made it tragically obvious that American civilians must be ready for terrorist attacks. What do we need to know to help emergency and medical personnel prepare for these attacks? Chemical and Biological Terrorism identifies the R&D efforts needed to implement recommendations in key areas: pre-incident intelligence, detection and identification of chemical and biological agents, protective clothing and equipment, early recognition that a population has been covertly exposed to a pathogen, mass casualty decontamination and triage, use of vaccines and pharmaceuticals, and the psychological effects of terror. Specific objectives for computer software development are also identified. The book addresses the differences between a biological and chemical attack, the distinct challenges to the military and civilian medical communities, and other broader issues. This book will be of critical interest to anyone involved in civilian preparedness for terrorist attack: planners, administrators, responders, medical professionals, public health and emergency personnel, and technology designers and engineers.
Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammunition
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ammunition
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Recommendations for the Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309050464
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The U.S. Army's chemical stockpile is aging and gradually deteriorating. Its elimination has public, political, and environmental ramifications. The U.S. Department of Defense has designated the Department of the Army as the executive agent responsible for the safe, timely, and effective elimination of the chemical stockpile. This book provides recommendations on the direction the Army should take in pursuing and completing its Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309050464
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
The U.S. Army's chemical stockpile is aging and gradually deteriorating. Its elimination has public, political, and environmental ramifications. The U.S. Department of Defense has designated the Department of the Army as the executive agent responsible for the safe, timely, and effective elimination of the chemical stockpile. This book provides recommendations on the direction the Army should take in pursuing and completing its Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program.
AR 385-10 11/27/2013 THE ARMY SAFETY PROGRAM , Survival Ebooks
Author: Us Department Of Defense
Publisher: Delene Kvasnicka www.survivalebooks.com
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
AR 385-10 11/27/2013 THE ARMY SAFETY PROGRAM , Survival Ebooks
Publisher: Delene Kvasnicka www.survivalebooks.com
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
AR 385-10 11/27/2013 THE ARMY SAFETY PROGRAM , Survival Ebooks
Department of Defense Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Procurement
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical weapons disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical weapons disposal
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309140455
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
By the end of 2009, more than 60 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile declared by signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention will have been destroyed, and of the 184 signatories, only three countries will possess chemical weapons-the United States, Russia, and Libya. In the United States, destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile began in 1990, when Congress mandated that the Army and its contractors destroy the stockpile while ensuring maximum safety for workers, the public, and the environment. The destruction program has proceeded without serious exposure of any worker or member of the public to chemical agents, and risk to the public from a storage incident involving the aging stockpile has been reduced by more than 90 percent from what it was at the time destruction began on Johnston Island and in the continental United States. At this time, safety at chemical agent disposal facilities is far better than the national average for all industries. Even so, the Army and its contractors are desirous of further improvement. To this end, the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) asked the NRC to assist by reviewing CMA's existing safety and environmental metrics and making recommendations on which additional metrics might be developed to further improve its safety and environmental programs.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309140455
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
By the end of 2009, more than 60 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile declared by signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention will have been destroyed, and of the 184 signatories, only three countries will possess chemical weapons-the United States, Russia, and Libya. In the United States, destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile began in 1990, when Congress mandated that the Army and its contractors destroy the stockpile while ensuring maximum safety for workers, the public, and the environment. The destruction program has proceeded without serious exposure of any worker or member of the public to chemical agents, and risk to the public from a storage incident involving the aging stockpile has been reduced by more than 90 percent from what it was at the time destruction began on Johnston Island and in the continental United States. At this time, safety at chemical agent disposal facilities is far better than the national average for all industries. Even so, the Army and its contractors are desirous of further improvement. To this end, the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) asked the NRC to assist by reviewing CMA's existing safety and environmental metrics and making recommendations on which additional metrics might be developed to further improve its safety and environmental programs.
Toxicologic Assessment of the Army's Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Dispersion Tests
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174783
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
During the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Army conducted atmospheric dispersion tests in many American cities using fluorescent particles of zinc cadmium sulfide (ZnCdS) to develop and verify meteorological models to estimate the dispersal of aerosols. Upon learning of the tests, many citizens and some public health officials in the affected cities raised concerns about the health consequences of the tests. This book assesses the public health effects of the Army's tests, including the toxicity of ZnCdS, the toxicity of surrogate cadmium compounds, the environmental fate of ZnCdS, the extent of public exposures from the dispersion tests, and the risks of such exposures.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309174783
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
During the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. Army conducted atmospheric dispersion tests in many American cities using fluorescent particles of zinc cadmium sulfide (ZnCdS) to develop and verify meteorological models to estimate the dispersal of aerosols. Upon learning of the tests, many citizens and some public health officials in the affected cities raised concerns about the health consequences of the tests. This book assesses the public health effects of the Army's tests, including the toxicity of ZnCdS, the toxicity of surrogate cadmium compounds, the environmental fate of ZnCdS, the extent of public exposures from the dispersion tests, and the risks of such exposures.
Chemical and Biological Defense Program
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
US Army Corps of Engineers: Recoverd Chemical Warfare Materiel (RCWM) Response Process
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428912010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428912010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description