Final recommendations for protecting human health from potential adverse effects of exposure to agents GA (tabun), GB (sarin), and VX

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice.
• Description:
  Agents GA, GB, and VX are stored and are in the process of being destroyed by the Department of Defense (DoD). Public Law 99-145 (50 U.S.C. 1521) mandates that all unitary (self-contained) lethal chemical munitions be destroyed. Public Law 91-121 and Public Law 91- 441 (50 U.S.C 1512) mandate that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) review DoD plans for disposing of these munitions and make recommendations to protect public health. ; Federal Register Citation: 68 FR 58348 ; FR Doc Number: 03-25583 ; 03-25583.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Chemical Hazard Release
  • Chemical Warfare Agents/toxicity
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors/toxicity
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Organophosphates/toxicity
  • Organothiophosphorus Compounds/toxicity
  • Sarin/toxicity
• Source:
  Federal register 2003; 68(196):58348-51
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  p. 58348-58351
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/131327/cdc_131327_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 241.91 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:248ca20eb1b34f72e3c48750257baeaec7b09c9aa3e96a95bfafdadcc28d8599