Chemical Warfare Agents (eBook)

Timothy C. Marrs OBE. Edentox Associates, Edenbridge, Kent, UK; National Poisons Information Service Birmingham Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK; University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. Robert L. Maynard CBE. Air Pollution Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, UK. Frederick R. Sidell i. Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.

List of Contributors.

Preface.

1 Opinions of Chemical Warfare (Robert L. Maynard).

2 The Physicochemical Properties and General Toxicology of
ChemicalWarfare Agents (Robert L. Maynard).

3 Dispersion and Modelling of the Spread of Chemical Warfare
Agents (Roger D. Kingdon and Stephen Walker).

4 The Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents in the Environment
(Sylvia S. Talmage, Nancy B. Munro, Annetta P. Watson, Joseph F.
King and Veronique D. Hauschild).

5 Biological Markers of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents
(Robin M. Black and Daan Noort).

6 Respiratory Protection (Anthony Wetherell and George
Mathers).

7 Responding to Chemical Terrorism: Operational Planning and
Decontamination (Gron Roberts and Robert L. Maynard).

8 Toxicology of Organophosphate Nerve Agents (Timothy C.
Marrs).

9 A History of Human Studies with Nerve Agents by the UK and USA
(Frederick R. Sidell).

10 Nerve Agents: Low-Dose Effects (Leah Scott).

11 Managing Civilian Casualties Affected by Nerve Agents (J.
Allister Vale, Paul Rice and Timothy C. Marrs).

12 The Management of Casualties Following Toxic Agent Release:
The Approach Adopted in France (David J. Baker).

13 The Dark Morning: The Experiences and Lessons Learned from
the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack (Tetsu Okumura, Tomohisa Nomura,
Toshishige Suzuki, Manabu Sugita, Yasuo Takeuchi, Toshio Naito,
Sumie Okumura, Hiroshi Maekawa, Shinichi Ishimatsu, Nobukatsu
Takasu, Kunihisa Miura and Kouichiro Suzuki).

14 Atropine and Other Anticholinergic Drugs (John H.
McDonough and Tsung-Ming Shih).

15 Oximes (Peter A. Eyer and Franz Worek).

16 The Use of Benzodiazepines in Organophosphorus Nerve Agent
Intoxication (Timothy C. Marrs and Åke
Sellström).

17 Pretreatment for Nerve Agent Poisoning (Leah
Scott).

18 Gulf War Syndrome (Simon Wessely and Mathew
Hotopf).

19 Mustard Gas (Robert L. Maynard).

20 Dermal Aspects of Chemical Warfare (Robert P.
Chilcott).

21 Sulphur Mustard Injuries of the Skin: Pathophysiology and
Clinical Management of Chemical Burns (Paul Rice).

22 The Normal Bone Marrow and Management of Toxin-Induced Stem
Cell Failure (Jennifer G. Treleaven).

23 Organic Arsenicals (Timothy C. Marrs and Robert L.
Maynard).

24 Phosgene (Robert L. Maynard).

25 Cyanides: Chemical Warfare Agents and Potential Terrorist
Threats (Bryan Ballantyne, Chantal Bismuth and Alan H.
Hall).

26 Riot Control Agents in Military Operations, Civil Disturbance
Control and Potential Terrorist Activities, with Particular
Reference to Peripheral Chemosensory Irritants (Bryan
Ballantyne).

27 Ricin and Abrin Poisoning (Sally M. Bradberry, J. Michael
Lord, Paul Rice and J. Allister Vale).

28 The Total Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Graham S.
Pearson).

29 An A-Z of Compounds of Interest in Relation to Chemical
Warfare and Other Malevolent Uses of Poisons (Philippa Edwards
and Robert L. Maynard).

Index.

"...exceptionally informative and comprehensive, easy to read, and
well organized. It is an invaluable reference for any professional
involved in the field." (Journal of Chemical Health and
Safety)

"It is a sad reflection of the days in which we live that the
second edition of this book is needed, but needed it is. This text
surely is the most comprehensive guide to the whole topic of
chemically related terrorist incidents.... An excellent book to be
thoroughly recommended to those involved in the assurance of public
health and for everyone involved in toxicology in general." (The
Bulletin, The Royal College of Pathologists, January 2008)

"...a very good source document and is recommended for the
professional library." (The ASA Newsletter, October 19,
2007)

"...an excellent resource..." (CHOICE, October 2007)

"...a solid comprehensive piece of work, thoroughly researched
and ideal as a reference book..." (The British Toxicology
Society Newsletter, Winter 2007)