Chemical Warfare Agents
Subtitle: Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, Second Edition
Contributors: James A. Romano Jr. (Editor); Brian J. Lukey (Editor); Harry Salem (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 760
ISBN-13: 9781420046618
Subjects: Chemical & biological weapons; Medical toxicology; Toxicology; Forensic Science; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Safety; Social Science / Criminology; Environmental Science; Chemical Warfare Agents; Chemical agents (Munitions); Disaster Planning; methods; poisoning
First sentence: Nerve agents are highly toxic organophosphorous (OP) compounds that are chemically related to some insecticides (parathion, malathion).