How clean is clean enough? Recent developments in response to threats posed by chemical and biological warfare agents

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-41

  Raber, Ellen ^a   Carlsen, Tina M ^a   Folks, Karen J ^a   Kirvel, Robert D ^a   Daniels, Jeffrey I ^a   Bogen, Kenneth T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological warfare agent; Chemical warfare agent; Contamination; Decontamination

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WEAPON; CHEMICAL WEAPON; CLEANUP; CONTAMINATED LAND; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TERRORISM;

EID: 0842308916     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120310001633886     Document Type: Article

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