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Aerobiology : the toxicology of airborne pathogens and toxins / edited by Harry Salem, US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Edgewood, MD, USA, Sidney Katz, Rutgers University, Cherry Hill, NJ, USA.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harry Salem
- Series:
- Issues in toxicology.
- Issues in toxicology
- Standardized Title:
- Aerobiology (Salem)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air--Microbiology.
- Air.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (519 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2016]
- Summary:
- This book focusses on the toxicological aspects of aerobiology, considering the adverse health effects associated with the inhalation of airborne biological particulates.
- Contents:
- 3.2 Problem Characterization3.3 Inhalational Anthrax - Pathogenesis and Treatment; 3.4 Physical and Biological Factors Affecting Inhalational Risk; 3.5 Overview of Dose-Response Regression Models; 3.6 Dose-Response Studies and Modeling in Animals; 3.7 The Sverdlovsk Accidental Release and Incubation Period Modeling; 3.8 The 1957 Goat Hair Mill Outbreak and Its Implications - "From Mills to Mail"; 3.9 Evaluation, Conclusions and Future Directions; 3.10 Summary; References; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 BoNT As a Biowarfare and Bioterrorist Threat; 4.3 Potency of BoNT by Inhalation
- 4.4 Mechanism of Entry of Aerosolized BoNT4.5 Human Case Reports of Inhalation Botulism; 4.6 Histopathological Alterations Following BoNT Exposure; 4.7 Detection and Diagnosis; 4.8 Medical Countermeasures for Inhalation Botulism; 4.9 Summary and Conclusions; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; References; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Structural Biology and Biochemistry of the Ricin Ribosome Inactivating Protein; 5.3 Weaponization of the Ricin Toxin; 5.4 Inhalation of Aerosolized Ricin; 5.5 Signs, Symptoms and Toxicity of Ricin Exposure; 5.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Ambient Bioaerosol Measurement
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781849737913
- 1849737916
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