Chemical Alert

Author : Marvin S. Legator,Sabrina F. Strawn
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292788374

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Chemical Alert! by Marvin S. Legator,Sabrina F. Strawn Pdf

In the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens "did a far better job of evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department," asserts Marvin Legator. In Chemical Alert! A Community Action Handbook, he and coeditor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area. Writing for the general reader with no scientific expertise, environmental, medical, and legal professionals instruct communities on the organizational and investigative techniques that will produce a valid, scientific case study. With these tools, citizens living near petrochemical plants or waste disposal areas—or who may have simply noticed a high incidence of certain health problems in their community—can determine for themselves whether a problem really exists and seek remediation. Given the reality that government agencies often lack the resources—or the will—to detect health hazards before they affect a community, an informed citizenry should be its own best environmental watchdog.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428946613

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Coalition warfare Gulf War allies differed in chemical and biological threats identified and in use of defensive measures by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN : UIUC:30112052122253

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NBC (nuclear, Biological and Chemical) Defense by United States. Department of the Army Pdf

Author : Mark Cronin,Judith Madden,Steven Enoch,David Roberts
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781849734400

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Chemical Toxicity Prediction by Mark Cronin,Judith Madden,Steven Enoch,David Roberts Pdf

The aim of this book is to provide the scientific background to using the formation of chemical categories, or groups, of molecules to allow for read-across i.e. the prediction of toxicity from chemical structure. It covers the scientific basis for this approach to toxicity prediction including the methods to group compounds (structural analogues and / or similarity, mechanism of action) and the tools to achieve this. The approaches to perform read-across within a chemical category are also described. Chemical Toxicity Prediction provides concise practical guidance for those wishing to apply these methods (in risk / hazard assessment) and will be illustrated with case studies. This is the first book that addresses the concept of category formation and read-across for toxicity prediction specifically. This topic has really taken off in the past few years due to concerns over dealing with the REACH legislation and also due to the availability of the OECD (Q)SAR Toolbox. Much (lengthy and complex) guidance is available on category formation e.g. from the OECD and, to a lesser extent, the European Chemicals Agency but there is no one single source of information that covers all techniques in a concise user-friendly format.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Chemicals
ISBN : UCR:31210012770895

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Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Technical Assistance Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albert J. Mauroni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313069710

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Chemical-Biological Defense by Albert J. Mauroni Pdf

The Gulf War has been the only conflict in the last half-century that featured the possible use of chemical-biological weapons against U.S. forces. Vulnerability to such an attack spurred the Department of Defense to action from the first hint of trouble in August 1990 through the end of hostilities in March 1991. Nearly disbanded in 1972, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps would be the prime force in ensuring that U.S. forces could both survive and sustain combat operations under chemical-biological warfare conditions. Focussing on the work of senior Army officials, this account assesses the degree of readiness achieved by the ground war's initiation and the lessons learned since the conflict. For an appropriately trained and equipped military force, chemical weapons pose not the danger of mass destruction but the threat of mass disruption, no more deadly than smart munitions or B-52 air strikes. This book will reveal a coordinated response to train and equip U.S. forces did take place prior to the feared Iraqi chemical and biological attacks. Undocumented in any other book, it details the plans that rushed sixty Fox reconnaissance vehicles to the Gulf, the worldwide call for protective suits and masks, and the successful placement of biological agent detectors prior to the air offensive. In addition, the work addresses what really happened at Khamisiyah. Were troops exposed to chemical weapons and what is behind the mysterious Gulf War Syndrome?

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment and Housing Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Chemical workers
ISBN : PURD:32754075291124

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Adequacy of OSHA Protections for Chemical Workers by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment and Housing Subcommittee Pdf

Author : Dietland Muller-Schwarze
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781139457309

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Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates by Dietland Muller-Schwarze Pdf

Published in 2006, Chemical Ecology of Vertebrates was the first book to focus exclusively on the chemically-mediated interactions between vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, and other animals and plants. Reviewing research in three core areas - pheromones (where the interactions are between members of the same species), interspecific interactions involving allomones (where the sender benefits) and kairomones (where the receiver benefits), it pulls together information from widely scattered technical literature in many different disciplines into a coherent whole. Chapters on the environment, properties of odour signals, and production and release of chemosignals set the stage for discussion of more complex behavioural topics. While the main focus is ecological, dealing with behaviour and interactions in the field, it also covers chemoreception, orientation and navigation, the development of behaviour and the practical applications of chemosignals.

Author : Johan Eriksson,Michael Gilek,Christina Rudén
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789048194285

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Regulating Chemical Risks by Johan Eriksson,Michael Gilek,Christina Rudén Pdf

This volume presents research on current trends in chemical regulations – a fa- growing, complex, and increasingly internationalized field. The book grew out from a multidisciplinary research project entitled ‘Regulating Chemical Risks in the Baltic Sea Area: Science, Politics, and the Media’, led by Michael Gilek at Södertörn University, Sweden. This research project involved scholars and experts from natural as well as social sciences, based at Södertörn University, Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Karolinska Institutet, and Umeå University. The project group organized a multidisciplinary research conference on chemical risk regulations, held in Stockholm, August 15–17, 2007. Most of the contributions published in this book were, in draft form, first presented at this conference. The conference, like the ensuing edited volume, expanded the geographical focus beyond the Baltic Sea area to include wider European, and to some extent also global trends. Many thanks to all project colleagues and conference participants! We are very grateful for the generous financial support received from The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen), The Swedish Research Council Formas, and from Södertörn University. Without this support the present book would not have been possible. Special thanks to all of our fellow contributors, all of whom have submitted to- cal papers based on high-quality research. Many thanks also to Tobias Evers, who assisted us with technical editing. Finally, we are grateful for the professionalism shown by our editors at Springer.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Arms control
ISBN : UOM:39015008484787

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Binary Chemical Weapons by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Shiv Kant Prasad
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biological weapons
ISBN : 8183563872

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Chemical Weapons by Shiv Kant Prasad Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Printing
ISBN : UCR:31210012791297

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Environmental Aspects of Chemical Use in Printing Operations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carla Mucignat-Caretta
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781466553415

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Neurobiology of Chemical Communication by Carla Mucignat-Caretta Pdf

Intraspecific communication involves the activation of chemoreceptors and subsequent activation of different central areas that coordinate the responses of the entire organism—ranging from behavioral modification to modulation of hormones release. Animals emit intraspecific chemical signals, often referred to as pheromones, to advertise their presence to members of the same species and to regulate interactions aimed at establishing and regulating social and reproductive bonds. In the last two decades, scientists have developed a greater understanding of the neural processing of these chemical signals. Neurobiology of Chemical Communication explores the role of the chemical senses in mediating intraspecific communication. Providing an up-to-date outline of the most recent advances in the field, it presents data from laboratory and wild species, ranging from invertebrates to vertebrates, from insects to humans. The book examines the structure, anatomy, electrophysiology, and molecular biology of pheromones. It discusses how chemical signals work on different mammalian and non-mammalian species and includes chapters on insects, Drosophila, honey bees, amphibians, mice, tigers, and cattle. It also explores the controversial topic of human pheromones. An essential reference for students and researchers in the field of pheromones, this is also an ideal resource for those working on behavioral phenotyping of animal models and persons interested in the biology/ecology of wild and domestic species.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Biological warfare
ISBN : PSU:000009150829

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Selected Readings in Nuclear and Chemical Operations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Wigglesworth,Terry Wood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783527645268

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Management of Chemical and Biological Samples for Screening Applications by Mark Wigglesworth,Terry Wood Pdf

Filling an obvious gap in the scientific literature, this practice-oriented reference is the first to tie together the working knowledge of large screening centers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological field. It spans the entire fi eld of this emerging discipline, from compound acquisition to collection optimization for specific purposes, to technology and quality control. In so doing, it applies two decades of expertise gathered by several large pharmaceutical companies to current and future challenges in high-throughput screening. With its treatment of libraries of small molecules as well as biobanks containing biomolecules, microorganisms and tissue samples, this reference is universally applicable for any molecular scientist involved in a large screening program.