The Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Volume 1: Military Chemical and Toxic Industrial Agents, Third Edition provides rapid access to key data to response professionals and decision-makers on a broad range of agents and pathogens.
This volume examines military chemical agents that were developed for their lethal effects and includes chapters on nerve agents, vesicants, urticants, convulsants, blood agents, and pulmonary agents. It also details toxic industrial materials that are considered potential threat for use as improvised agents.
In addition to a discussion of each of these classes of agents, coverage includes detailed information on a broad spectrum of individual agents that have been used on the battlefield, stockpiled as weapons, used or threatened to be used by terrorists, or have been otherwise assessed by qualified law enforcement and response organizations and determined to be agents of significant concern
The information presented in this edition has been updated and expanded; containing more information on toxicology, health effects, chemical and physical properties of individual agents, as well as protective actions needed at the scene of an incident.
Key Features
Focuses on key information needed during an emergency response
Provides updated toxicology, exposure hazards, physical-chemical data, and best practices with regard to the treatment of casualties
Presents updated protective action distances, decontamination, and remediation information
All data compiled is gathered from numerous sources and arranged into the current, easy-to-access format. In order to ensure accuracy, all data has been cross-checked over the widest variety of military, scientific and medical sources available. The Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Volume 1: Military Chemical and Toxic Industrial Agents, Third Edition remains the gold-standard reference detailing the widest variety of military, scientific, and medical sources available
Author(s): D. Hank Ellison
Edition: 3
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 837
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface to Volume 1
Acknowledgements
Explanatory Notes to Volume 1
Author
Nerve Agents
1. Organophosphorus Nerve Agents
General Information
G-Series Nerve Agents
V-Series Nerve Agents
GV-Series Nerve Agents
Novichok- (or A-) Series Nerve Agents
Oxime-Series Agents
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
G-series
V-series
GV-series
Novichok-series
Oxime-series
Latency Period
Vapor/Aerosols (inhalational mists or dusts)
Liquids
Solids (non-aerosol)
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Binary Agents
Modified Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
G-Series Nerve Agents
V-Series Nerve Agents
GV-Series Nerve Agents
Novichok Agents
Oxime-Series Nerve Agents
Combustion
G-Series Nerve Agents
V-Series Nerve Agents
GV-Series Nerve Agents
Novichok Agents
Oxime Series Agents
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
G-Series Nerve Agents
V-Series Nerve Agents
GV-Series Nerve Agents
Novichok Agents
Oxime-Series Agents
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions, or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids, Dusty Agents, or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids/Solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
2. Carbamate Nerve Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Aerosols (mists or dusts)
Solids/Solutions (non-aerosol)
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Modified Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Solutions or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/Personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/Personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Aerosols
Solutions/Solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
Vesicant/Urticant Agents
3. Sulfur and Nitrogen Vesicants
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Sulfur series
Nitrogen series
Latency Period
Vapor/Aerosols (mists or dusts)
Liquids
Solids (non-aerosol)
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Modified Agents
Mixtures with Other Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Sulfur vesicants
Nitrogen vesicants
Vapors
Casualties/Personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions, or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/Personnel
Small areas
Solids, Dusty Agents, or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/Personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids/Solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2 (majority of cases)
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
4. Arsenic Vesicants
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Vapor/Aerosols (mists or dusts)
Liquids
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Modified Agents
Mixtures with Other Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions, or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2 (majority of cases)
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
5. Urticants
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions, or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids/Solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2 (majority of cases)
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
Toxic Agents
6. Bicyclophosphate Convulsants
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Modified Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Solutions or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
7. COX-Inhibiting Blood Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Vapor
Liquid
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Binary/Reactive Agents
Modified Agents
Mixtures with Other Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids/Solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
8. Arsine Blood Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Binary Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Reactive Solids
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
9. Carbon Monoxide Blood Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Vapor/Aerosols (mists)
Liquid
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Munition Grade
Mixtures with Other Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General (Metal Carbonyls)
Vapors (Metal Carbonyls)
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids or Solutions (Metal Carbonyls)
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/Aerosols
Liquids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
10. Pulmonary Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
General Exposure Hazards
Latency Period
Vapor/Aerosols
Characteristics
Physical Appearance/Odor
Laboratory Grade
Modified Agents
Mixtures with Other Agents
Stability
Persistency
Environmental Fate
Additional Hazards
Exposure
Livestock/Pets
Fire
Reactivity
Hazardous Decomposition Products
Hydrolysis
Combustion
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions, or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Differential Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors
Liquids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
11. Toxic Industrial Agents
General Information
Toxicology
Effects
Pathways and Routes of Exposure
Protection
Evacuation Recommendations
Personal Protective Requirements
Structural Firefighters' Gear
Respiratory Protection
Chemical Protective Clothing
Decontamination
General
Vapors
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Liquids, Solutions or Liquid Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Solids or Particulate Aerosols
Casualties/personnel
Small areas
Medical
CDC Case Definition
Signs and Symptoms
Vapors/aerosols
Liquids/solids
Mass-Casualty Triage Recommendations
Casualty Management
Fatality Management
Bibliography
Alphanumeric Indices
Alphabetical Index of Chemical Names, Military Codes and Synonyms
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Numbers
United Nations (UN) Numbers
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EC) Numbers
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Unique Ingredient Identifiers (UNII)
11th Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) Codes
Index
