Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents

Decontamination of Warfare Agents: Enzymatic Methods for the Removal of B/C Weapons

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 83-115

  Altmann, Hans Jürgen ^a   Richardt, André ^a  

^a Electromagnetic Effects Branch   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agents; Decontamination; Decontamination of personnel; Decontamination procedures; Equipment decontamination; Macroemulsion; Microemulsion; Non aqueous decontaminants; Protective clothing; Warfare agents; Water based decontaminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889327329     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527621620.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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