Biological Hazards: An Oryx Sourcebook

by Joan R. Callahan

Book Overview

Anthrax is only one of many biological threats. We read and hear about the others in the news: mad cow disease, shark attacks, killer bees, the West Nile virus, polluted wells-countless stories of biological hazards in the U.S. and around the world. This compact reference handbook covers everything from disease-causing viruses and bacteria, to harmful insects, poisonous plants, dangerous animals, and other types of living threats to human life...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573563854
• ISBN13: 9781573563857
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.3"