Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors

ISBN-13: 9781566706681 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 288 str.

Yin Sun; Kwok Y. Ong

Opis

A much-needed source of information on toxic vapor detection with an emphasis on common chemical warfare agents, Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Chemicals capitalizes on the authors' experience in the field. It provides up-to-date insight into pertinent physical, chemical, and toxicological properties of dangerous chemical warfare agents and contains a list of toxic industrial chemicals. The text includes a review of federal detection requirements and discusses technology used for the detection of these chemicals. This easily understood text, which explains current detection devices, is a key tool for technical and emergency response personnel.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals; Governmental positions; Vapor generation techniques; Detector selection factors; Ion mobility spectrometry; Flame photometry; Infrared spectroscopy; Surface acoustic wave technology; Colorimetric  technology; Photo ionization and flame ionization detection techniques; Future trends and final words.

O autorze

Sun, Yin; Ong, Kwok Y.