Chemical warfare agents [electronic resource] : chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and therapeutics / edited by James A. Romano, Jr., Brian J. Lukey, Harry Salem.

Rev. ed. of: Chemical warfare agents : toxicity at low levels / edited by Satu M. Somani, James A. Romano, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brief history and use of chemical warfare agents in warfare and terrorism / Harry Salem, Andrew L. Ternay Jr., and Jeffery K. Smart -- Chemistry of chemical warfare agents / Peter Kikilo, Vitaly Fedorenko, and Andrew L. Ternay Jr. -- Chemical warfare agent threat to drinking water / Harry Salem ... [et al.] -- Health effects of low-level exposure to nerve agents / John H. McDonough and James A. Romano Jr. -- Toxicokinetics of nerve agents / Marcel J. van der Schans, Hendrik P. Benschop, and Christopher E. Whalley -- Application of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic technologies to the development of countermeasures against chemical warfare agents / Jennifer W. Sekowski and James F. Dillman III -- Novel approaches to medical protection against chemical warfare nerve agents / Ashima Saxena ... [et al.] -- Nerve agent bioscavengers : progress in development of a new mode of protection against organophosphorus exposure / David E. Lenz ... [et al.] -- Butyrylcholinesterase and its synthetic C-terminal peptide confer in vitro suppression of amyloid fibril formation / Erez Podoly ... [et al.] -- Novel medical countermeasure for organophosphorus intoxication : connection to Alzheimer's disease and dementia / Edna F.R. Pereira ... [et al.] -- Inhalation toxicology of nerve agents / Paul A. Dabisch ... [et al.] -- Vesicants and oxidative stress / Milton G. Smith ... [et al.] --

Health effects of exposure to vesicant agents / Charles G. Hurst and William J. Smith -- Cyanides : toxicology, clinical presentation, and medical management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Chemicals used for riot control and personal protection / Harry Salem, Bryan Ballantyne, and Sydney Katz -- Mechanism of action of botulinum neurotoxin and overview of medical countermeasures for intoxication / Michael Adler ... [et al.] -- Ricin and related toxins : review and perspective / Charles B. Millard and Ross D. LeClaire -- Screening smokes : applications, toxicology, clinical considerations, and medical management / Bryan Ballantyne and Harry Salem -- Clinical detection of exposure to chemical warfare agents / Benedict R. Capacio ... [et al.] -- Personal protective equipment : practical and theoretical considerations / Michael R. Jones -- Chemical warfare agent decontamination from skin / Brian J. Lukey ... [et al.] -- Chemical warfare, chemical terrorism, and traumatic stress responses : an assessment of psychological impact / James A. Romano Jr. ... [et al.] -- Emergency response to a chemical warfare agent incident : domestic preparedness, first response, and public health considerations / David H. Moore and Barbara B. Saunders-Price -- Emergency medical response to a chemical terrorist attack / Stephen A. Pulley and Michael R. Jones.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.