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082 0 4 _a615.9 GUP
100 _aGupta,Ramesh.C
245 0 0 _aHandbook of toxicology of chemical warfare agents /
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aU.S.A
_bAcademic Press
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource (xviii, 1147 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) :
_billustrations, portraits
500 _aElectronic resource.
505 0 _asection 1. Introduction, historical perspective, and epidemiology -- section 2. Agents that can be used as weapons of mass destruction -- section 3. Target organ toxicity -- section 4. Special topics -- section 5. Risks to animals and wildlife -- section 6. Toxicokinetics and physiologically based pharmacokinetics -- section 7. Analytical methods, biosensors, and biomarkers -- section 8. Prophylactic, therapeutic, and countermeasures -- section 9. Decontamination of chemical warfare agents.
520 _aCovers various aspects of deadly toxic chemicals used as weapons of mass destruction and employed in conflicts, warfare and terrorism. This book covers individual toxicants, target organ toxicity, major incidents, toxic effects in humans, animals and wildlife, biosensors, biomarkers, and on-site and laboratory analytical methods.
650 0 _aChemical agents (Munitions)
650 0 _aChemical warfare.
650 0 _aToxicology.
650 0 _aChemical weapons.
650 7 _aMEDICAL
650 7 _aChemical agents (Munitions)
650 7 _aChemical warfare.
650 7 _aChemical weapons.
650 7 _aToxicology.
650 1 2 _aChemical Warfare Agents
650 2 2 _aChemical Warfare.
650 2 2 _aPoisons
700 1 _aGupta, Ramesh C.
856 4 0 _uhttp://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=http://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpHTCWAE0C/handbook-of-toxicology
942 _cBK