TY - BOOK AU - Duffy,Laura M. AU - Downing,Edward AU - Huey,Beverly M. AU - McKone,Thomas E. TI - Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U. S. Forces: Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures SN - 9780309515481 AV - UH603.S756 2000 U1 - 355.3/45/0973 PY - 2000/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Electronic books N1 - Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Box, Tables, and Figures -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characterizing Exposures -- 3 Thresholds of Health Effects for Chemical and Biological Agents -- 4 Environmental and Exposure Pathways -- 5 Detecting and Monitoring Harmful Agents -- 6 Tracking the Locations and Time-Activity Budgets of Deployed Military Personnel -- 7 Strategy Considerations -- References -- Appendix A Defining the Decision Framework and the Value of Exposure Information in Military Deployments -- Appendix B Harmful Properties of Chemical Agents -- Appendix C Harmful Properties of Biological Agents -- Appendix D Detecting and Monitoring Chemical Agents -- Appendix E Detecting and Monitoring Biological Agents -- Appendix F Contributors to This Study -- Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigator and Members of the Advisory Panel -- Appendix H Meetings and Activities UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3375955 ER -