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Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

A Framework for Decision Making

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Protecting Occupants of DOD Buildings from Chemical and Biological Release

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Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

A Framework for Decision Making

Protecting buildings and their occupants from biological and chemical attacks to ensure continuous building operations is seen as an urgent need in the Department of Defense, given recent technological advances and the changing threats. Toward this end, the Department of Defense established the Immune Building Program to develop protective systems to deter biological and chemical attacks on military facilities and minimize the impacts of attacks should they occur. At the request of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the National Research Council convened a committee to provide guiding principles for protecting buildings from airborne biological or chemical threat agents and outline the variables and options to consider in designing building protection systems. This report addresses such components of building protection as building design and planning strategies; heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems; filtration; threat detection and identification technologies; and operational responses. It recommends that building protection systems be designed to accommodate changing building conditions, new technologies, and emerging threats. Although the report's focus is on protection of military facilities, the guiding principles it offers are applicable to protection of public facilities as well.

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0309179270

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The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

From Foreign Assistance to Sustainable Partnerships

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons

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The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

From Foreign Assistance to Sustainable Partnerships

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on Prevention of Proliferation of Biological Weapons

This Congressionally-mandated report identifies areas for further cooperation with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program of the Department of Defense in the specific area of prevention of proliferation of biological weapons. The report reviews relevant U.S. government programs, and particularly the CTR program, and identifies approaches for overcoming obstacles to cooperation and for increasing the long-term impact of the program. It recommends strong support for continuation of the CTR program.

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120

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0309179513

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9780309179515

Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

Summary of a Workshop

By: Indian National Science Academy,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

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Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

Summary of a Workshop

By: Indian National Science Academy,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on India-United States Cooperation on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

The United States and India have pledged to deepen the linkages between their people, their businesses, and their governments for the mutual benefit of both countries and for the promotion of global peace, stability, economic growth and prosperity. Both nations are now inclined to improve relations and cooperation, but the nations need specific actions that will yield progress and build confidence and momentum for further cooperation. The Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety, held in November 2014, encouraged scientists from both countries to examine global issues related to emerging and existing infections and global health safety, to share experience and approaches, and to identify opportunities for cooperation to improve practice and research in these areas. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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215

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0309378699

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9780309378697

BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance

Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

By: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Effectiveness of National Biosurveillance Systems: BioWatch and the Public Health System

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BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance

Evaluating Systems for the Early Detection of Biological Threats: Abbreviated Version

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced the BioWatch program-a federal monitoring system intended to speed detection of specific biological agents that could be released in aerosolized form during a biological attack. The present volume evaluates the costs and merits of both the current BioWatch program and the plans for a new generation of BioWatch devices. BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance also examines infectious disease surveillance through hospitals and public health agencies in the United States, and considers whether BioWatch and traditional infectious disease surveillance are redundant or complementary.

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252

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030918763X

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9780309187633

Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks

Protecting Buildings and Military Bases

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Sensors

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Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks

Protecting Buildings and Military Bases

By: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Committee on Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Sensors

Over the last ten years, there has been growing concern about potential biological attacks on the nation's population and its military facilities. It is now possible to detect such attacks quickly enough to permit treatment of potential victims prior to the onset of symptoms. The capability to "detect to warn", that is in time to take action to minimize human exposure, however, is still lacking. To help achieve such a capability, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the development path for "detect to warn" sensors systems. This report presents the results of this assessment including analysis of scenarios for protecting facilities, sensor requirements, and detection technologies and systems. Findings and recommendations are provided for the most probable path to achieve a detect-to-warn capability and potential technological breakthroughs that could accelerate its attainment.

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030909576X

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9780309095761

Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

A Framework for Decision Making

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A Framework for Decision Making

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Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

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The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

The Biological Threat Reduction Program of the Department of Defense

Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

Indo-U.S. Workshop on Challenges of Emerging Infections and Global Health Safety

BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance

BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance

Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks

Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks

Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

Protecting Building Occupants and Operations from Biological and Chemical Airborne Threats

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