General Considerations for Respiratory and Ventilation Protection Against Airborne Weapons of Mass Destruction

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• Personal Author:
  Cember H ; Hoover, Mark D.
• Description:
  This chapter summarizes general considerations for respiratory and ventilation protection against airborne weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including protection from chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) agents. Concerns for dispersion of toxic industrial materials (TIMs) by terrorists are also discussed. Information from a number of important guidance documents on respiratory and ventilation protection is excerpted and summarized in a companion chapter (Hoover and Cember 2004). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biological Warfare Agents Chemical Warfare Agents Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Biological-warfare-agents Biological-weapons Chemical-warfare-agents Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Respiratory-system-disorders Toxic-materials Ventilation-equipment
• ISBN:
  9781930524231
• Publisher:
  Medical Physics Publishing
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  407-425
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025371
• Citation:
  Public protection from nuclear, chemical, and biological terrorism. A. Brodsky, R. H. Johnson Jr, R. E. Goans, eds. Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing, 2004 Jul; :407-425
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  mhoover1@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Brodsky A; Johnson RH Jr.; Goans RE
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Public protection from nuclear, chemical, and biological terrorism
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196770/cdc_196770_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.96 MB ]