Technology Challenges in Responding to Biological or Chemical Attacks in the Civilian Sector

Science

Volumn 302, Issue 5649, 2003, Pages 1350-1354

  Fitch, J Patrick ^a   Raber, Ellen ^a   Imbro, Dennis R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; DECONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE;

CHEMICAL WARFARE;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; INSECTICIDE; OXYGEN; REAGENT; T 2 TOXIN; TROCLOSENE;

BIOLOGICAL WEAPON; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; WAR;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; ANTHRAX; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; AUTOMATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BATTLE INJURY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BUILDING; COST; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISINFECTION; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUIPMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; TECHNOLOGY; TERRORISM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATION; BIOTERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0344443825     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1085922     Document Type: Review

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