Extensively revised, reorganized, and updated, this second edition of the bestselling Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents goes well beyond the "dirty thirty" commonly discussed agents and provides rapid access to a wide range of agents that can be used as weapons. This edition incorporates additional classes of agents, expands existing classes, and increases the number of agents described.
Expanding the scope of the original, this edition is rich with scientific data and provides more information on the chemical, physical, and biological properties of these agents and their health effects.
Ensuring accuracy across the widest variety of military, scientific, and medical sources available, this handbook:
- Divides agents based on the common military groupings of chemical, biological, and toxin
- Covers non-traditional agents and improvised industrial materials
- Provides detailed technical informaiton about individual agents, components, precursors, and decomposition products
- Utilizes four cross-referenced indices along with the handbook's own identification number for instant access to data
- Includes a wide range of information such as toxicology, characteristics, hazards, protection, and medical response
- Contains specific data on chemical formulas, routes of exposure, medicinal uses, threat or treaty listing, and descriptions of disease
