Gazso L.G., Ponta C.C. (Eds.). Radiation Inactivation Of Bioterrorism Agents

IOS Press, 2005. — 217 p.The use of and problems associated with biological weapons have been of concern to NATO and non-NATO military organizations for many years. Until recently, most of the readily available literature addressed the military issues associated with the possible use of biological weapons on the battlefield, the medical effects of the various agents, and what was known about medical prophylaxis and treatments. Information on other needed countermeasures, such as decontamination, or public health issues associated with exposure of civilian populations, were largely overlooked. This perspective changed dramatically after the contamination of the U.S. Mail system with powdered anthrax spores.