National Security and Homeland Defense:

Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

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Publication Year:2003

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Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century, National Research Council
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This is the first report of seven in the Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century series. The report is based on discussions and presentations at a workshop, and is intended to help scientists and funding agencies ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-5	(skim)
1. Introduction	6-11	(skim)
2. Grand Challenges	12-17	(skim)
3. Specific Challenges	18-25	(skim)
4. Research Directions	26-41	(skim)
5. Findings	42-44	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	45-47	(skim)
Appendix B: Biographies of Organizing Committee Members	48-50	(skim)
Appendix C: Workshop Agenda	51-54	(skim)
Appendix D: Workshop Presentations	55-98	(skim)
Appendix E: Results of Breakout Sessions	99-108	(skim)

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This is the first report of seven in the Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century series. The report is based on discussions and presentations at a workshop, and is intended to help scientists and funding agencies set short- and long-term research agendas. It focuses on the challenges for chemists and chemical engineers with respect to threat reduction, preparation, situational awareness, and threat neutralization and remediation

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Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

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