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Parent topics
- Accidental release source terms [r]: The mathematical equations that estimate the rate at which accidental releases of air pollutants into the atmosphere may occur at industrial facilities. [e]
- Biological weapon [r]: Living organisms, or substances produced by living organisms, used as weapons to produce death or disease in human or agricultural populations [e]
- Chemical weapon [r]: A weapon that cause death or disease by means of chemical interaction with the metabolism of the victim, as opposed to causing injury through blast, thermal, or other effects not on a molecular level [e]
- Radiological weapon [r]: A weapon that uses explosives or other mechanical means to disperse radioactive substances that present a hazard of producing acute radiation syndrome or other harmful effects, such as contaminating an area and making it unusable [e]
Subtopics
- Bioterrorism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chemical terrorism [r]: Terrorism that uses the toxic effects of chemicals to kill, injure, or otherwise adversely affect its targets. [e]
- Emergency medical system [r]: Use of communication systems, such as telecommunication, to transmit emergency information to appropriate providers of health services. [e]
- Bactericide [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Virucide [r]: An agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses. [e]
- Steam cleaning [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sodium hypochlorite [r]: Add brief definition or description
