CBRN Articles
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Assessing the terrorist threat to the food supply: food defence, threat assessments, and the problem of vulnerability
Within a historically-informed framework utilising the related concepts of capability and intentions we identify and critically assess three core assumptions underlying the concept of food defence: In doing so, we find that food defence is largely driven by perceptions of vulnerability, the effect of which is a misperception in threat.Keywords: food defence, food supply, poisoning, terrorism, ...
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Oakland and Downey Demos - US Nuclear Corp
US Nuclear Corp and UAV partner FlyCam UAV were invited to participate in two demonstrations for their UAV mounted Radiation Detection system, the DroneRAD. On January 30, 2019, the BAYEX 2019 took place in the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The objective of the exercise was to coordinate with multiple agencies in the Bay Area for response to an attack on mass transit by a CBRN ...
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2012 Olympic Games - terrorist CBRE threat estimate and medical response
2012 is the year of the Olympic Games that will be held in London, UK. This mega sport event is a terrorist challenge especially now that Osama bin Laden is dead and his successor is struggling to regain 'face' amongst Islamic extremists opposing West. New emerging threats such as CBRE agents' release in urban/megapolis environment must be taken seriously and state response must be fortified ...
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Terrorism preparedness in Canada: a public survey on perceived institutional and individual response to terrorism
Although much effort has recently been expended on evaluating and improving terrorism preparedness among Canadian federal, provincial, and local institutions, less attention has been given to understanding the public's view of these initiatives. The national public survey of perceived chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism threat and preparedness was conducted specifically with ...
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CBRN Water Monitors
WANTED: CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) Water Monitors A recent survey by Environmental Protection Agency personnel found that Technical Associates is currently the sole source, worldwide, to provide comprehensive instrumentation for real time monitoring of radionuclides, chemicals, and biological contaminants in drinking water and wastewater. Information on the complete CBRN ...
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Case study - Nuclear medicine and research laboratory environments contaminants removed
Customers Include: Abbot Laboratories, Bay Regional Medical Center, Colorado State University, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Eli Lily, Harvard University, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital, Mayo Foundation, Merck, Oregon State University, Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital, Tripler Hospital, University of California at Berkeley, University of Cincinnati, University of Wisconsin, U.S. Army Tripler ...
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What is Your Response Strategy for Unidentified Materials?
The field of emergency response is full of gray areas and unknowns, with very little time to prepare for the incident at hand. Emergency responders and HAZMAT teams must make rapid decision making upon an incident scene, thus training and preparations for a wide array of incidents and hazardous issues is required for these individuals. Each and every day these workers will experience a new ...
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Respiratory protective equipment for wildland fires
A.L: What are the occupational risks that wildland firefighters are exposed to? S.P: Wildland firefighters have the same risks as a welder, because they are exposed to heavy metals, the same risks as a coroner, because they work with organic materials, perhaps with dead animals; They face the same dangers as a lumberjack from exposure to formaldehyde, or as a melter when it comes to heat stress. ...
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Safety in Drinking Water? Monitoring for Radioactive ContaminantsOnly Required Every Three, Six, or Nine Years per Federal Law
Current federal law requires testing of drinking water for radionuclides, “hazardous radioactive materials” every three, six, or nine years. The states have the option to increase testing frequency. [Federal Register Year 2000; page 76746. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/retrieve.html] An incident of terrorism, accident, or improper disposal of radioactive materials will surely ...
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GT5000 Terra Gas Analyzer - Frequently Asked Questions
In the two webinars we held recently, you had a chance to ask questions about our brand new portable FTIR gas analyzer, GT5000 Terra and the Calcmet software to operate it with. You asked and we listened - read on to find out our answers to the 21 most frequently asked questions regarding the GT5000 Terra and Calcmet: WHAT’S NEW ABOUT THE GT5000 TERRA 1. WHAT ARE THE MAIN TECHNICAL ...
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