Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicology and Treatment, Second Edition

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Chemical Warfare Agents, Second Edition has been totally revised since the successful first edition and expanded to about three times the length, with many new chapters and much more in-depth consideration of all the topics. The chapters have been written by distinguished international experts in various aspects of chemical warfare agents and edited by an experienced team to produce a clear review of the field. The book now contains a wealth of material on the mechanisms of action of the major chemical warfare agents, including the nerve agent cyclosarin, formally considered to be of secondary importance, as well as ricin and abrin. Chemical Warfare Agents, Second Edition discusses the physico-chemical properties of chemical warfare agents, their dispersion and fate in the environment, their toxicology and management of their effects on humans, decontamination and protective equipment. New chapters cover the experience gained after the use of sarin to attack travellers on the Tokyo subway and how to deal with the outcome of the deployment of riot control agents such as CS gas. This book provides a comprehensive review of chemical warfare agents, assessing all available evidence regarding the medical, technical and legal aspects of their use. It is an invaluable reference work for physicians, public health planners, regulators and any other professionals involved in this field. Review of the First Edition: "What more appropriate time for a title of this scope than in the post 9/11 era? ...a timely, scholarly, and well-written volume which offers much information of immense current and…future benefit." ?VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGYContent: Chapter 1 Opinions of Chemical Warfare (pages 1–20): Robert L. MaynardChapter 2 The Physicochemical Properties and General Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents (pages 21–65): Robert L. MaynardChapter 3 Dispersion and Modelling of the Spread of Chemical Warfare Agents (pages 67–87): Roger D. Kingdon and Stephen WalkerChapter 4 The Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents in the Environment (pages 89–125): Sylvia S. Talmage, Nancy B. Munro, Annetta P. Watson, Joseph F. King and Veronique HauschildChapter 5 Biological Markers of Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agents (pages 127–156): Robin M. Black and Daan NoortChapter 6 Respiratory Protection (pages 157–173): Anthony Wetherell and George MathersChapter 7 Responding to Chemical Terrorism: Operational Planning and Decontamination (pages 175–190): Gron Roberts and Robert L. MaynardChapter 8 Toxicology of Organophosphate Nerve Agents (pages 191–221): Timothy C. MarrsChapter 9 A History of Human Studies with Nerve Agents by the UK and USA (pages 223–239): Frederick R. SidellChapter 10 Nerve Agents: Low?Dose Effects (pages 241–248): Leah ScottChapter 11 Managing Civilian Casualties Affected by Nerve Agents (pages 249–260): J. Allister Vale, Paul Rice and Timothy C. MarrsChapter 12 The Management of Casualties Following Toxic Agent Release: The Approach Adopted in France (pages 261–276): David J. BakerChapter 13 The Dark Morning: The Experiences and Lessons Learned from the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack (pages 277–285): Tetsu Okumura, Tomohisa Nomura, Toshishige Suzuki, Manabu Sugita, Yasuo Takeuchi, Toshio Naito, Sumie Okumura, Hiroshi Maekawa, Nobukatsu Takasu, Kunihisa Miura and Kouichiro SuzukiChapter 14 Atropine and Other Anticholinergic Drugs (pages 287–303): John H. McDonough and Tsung?Ming ShihChapter 15 Oximes (pages 305–329): Peter A. Eyer and Franz WorekChapter 16 The Use of Benzodiazepines in Organophosphorus Nerve Agent Intoxication (pages 331–342): Timothy C. Marrs and Ake SellstromChapter 17 Pretreatment for Nerve Agent Poisoning (pages 343–353): Leah ScottChapter 18 Gulf War Syndrome (pages 355–373): Simon Wessely and Mathew HotopfChapter 19 Mustard Gas (pages 375–407): Robert L. MaynardChapter 20 Dermal Aspects of Chemical Warfare Agents (pages 409–422): Robert P. ChilcottChapter 21 Sulphur Mustard Injuries of the Skin: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Chemical Burns (pages 423–442): Paul RiceChapter 22 The Normal Bone Marrow and Management of Toxin?Induced Stem Cell Failure (pages 443–466): Jennifer G. TreleavenChapter 23 Organic Arsenicals (pages 467–475): Timothy C. Marrs and Robert L. MaynardChapter 24 Phosgene (pages 477–494): Robert L. MaynardChapter 25 Cyanides: Chemical Warfare Agents and Potential Terrorist Threats (pages 495–542): Bryan Ballantyne, Chantal Bismuth and Alan H. HallChapter 26 Riot Control Agents in Military Operations, Civil Disturbance Control and Potential Terrorist Activities, with Particular Reference to Peripheral Chemosensory Irritants (pages 543–612): Bryan BallantyneChapter 27 Ricin and Abrin Poisoning (pages 613–631): Sally M. Bradberry, J. Michael Lord, Paul Rice and J. Allister ValeChapter 28 The Total Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (pages 633–662): Graham S. PearsonChapter 29 An A–Z of Compounds of Interest in Relation to Chemical Warfare and Other Malevolent Uses of Poisons (pages 663–708): Philippa Edwards and Robert L. Maynard