Technology for Combating WMD Terrorism

Abstract

Dedication. Preface. Introduction. List of Authors. Foreword. Reports: Section I. The WMD Terrorist Threat. Biological Threats: Aerosol, Food, Water, and Unconventional Michal Bartoszcze and Marcin Niemciewicz. Biological Warfare Agents, Toxins, Vectors and Pests as biological Terrorism Agents Slavko Bokan and Zvonko Orahovec. An Evaluation of Bioregulators/Modulators as Terrorism and Warfare Agents Slavko Bokan and Zvonko Orahovec. The Problems of Chemical Terrorism Christopher Dishovsky. Section II. Supporting Science and Technology. Challenges to the Design of New Detection Devices Marie Jose Espona. Technical Approaches to Biological Agent Detection Peter J. Stopa, John Walther, and Jeff Morgan. ATP Bioluminescence for the Detection and Identification of Biological Threats Michal Bartoszcze and Agata Bielawska-Drozd. A Rapid Method for Detecting Bacteria in Drinking Water Jiyoung Lee and Rolf A. Deininger. Strategies for the Development of Nucleic Acid Probes for WMD Agents Vito G. Del Vecchio. Chemical Warfare Agent Sampling and Detection Peter J. Stopa. New Generations of Protective Equipment for Rescue Operations Following Terrorist Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Attacks Jiri Matousek. Personal Decontamination Following a Terrorist Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attack Jiri Matousek. Four Week-Long Tabun Low Level Exposure in Rats Milos P. Stojiljkovic, Zorn A. Milovanovic, Vesna Kilibarda, Dubravko Bokonic, Danka Stefanovic, and Biljana Antonijevic. Paradigm Shift in Developing Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats Walter L. Zielinski and Steven Kornguth. Section III. Systems Integration. Defense Against Terrorism Alfred Madhi. Basic Requirements for the Development of an Integrated Management and Technology System for Combating WMD Terrorism Bozidar Stojanovic. Components of Preparedness- Importance of Disease Reporting and Epidemiology Capacity FilizHincal. Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents (ADASHI) James A. Genovese and Arthur Stuempfle.