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Federal regulations (40 CFR 261) classify acrylonitrile as a hazardous waste and it is Hsted as Hazardous Waste Number U009. Disposal must be in accordance with federal (40 CFR 262, 263, 264), state, and local regulations only at properly permitted faciUties. It is Hsted as a toxic pollutant (40 CFR 122.21) and introduction into process streams, storm water, or waste water systems is in violation of federal law. Strict guidelines exist for clean-up and notification of leaks and spills. Federal notification regulations require that spills or leaks in excess of 100 lb (45.5 kg) be reported to the National Response Center. Substantial criminal and civil penalties can result from failure to report such discharges into the environment. 

The potential link between PCP use and violent crime is reflected in the legal debate regarding the defense of diminished capacity for crimes committed by persons intoxicated with PCP (Baxley 1980). It is argued that persons who have committed violent crimes under the influence of PCP are not legally responsible for their acts because they have an inability to have criminal intent. One reviewer concluded ... 

Then, not only would the men who set the date of attack be criminally responsible for it. No longer would war await the first bombing to be called "war." Anyone — be he Harry or Hitler, Stalin or Ivan— who prepared the threat of war to the very brink, knowing the threat would surely be used for conquest, was guilty of aggression. 

A comprehensive approach to a states response to a chemical terrorism includes having a plan not only for the crisis and consequence management phases of the incident, but also for all elements required for complete resolution of the event. This may include the necessity to definitively establish whether chemical agents were used, to provide supporting evidence to confirm other analyses, or to provide the forensic proof required to support a criminal prosecution. The collection and analysis of biomedical samples - blood, urine or other tissue from affected humans or animals - is one of the means for providing such information. Although current capabilities such as urinary thiodyglycol excretion or plasma cholinesterase activity can be performed, there is scope for far more sensitive and specific assessments that overcome the limitations of these approaches. 

Response The act of reacting to detected or actual criminal activity either immediately following detection or after the incident. 

U.S. civilian populations who may be contaminated by nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) agents. In a worst case terrorist, criminal, or accidental event, the CBIRF provides a standing, highly trained consequence management force tailored for short notice response to civilian victims of NBC materials or weapons of mass destruction. 

There is no antidote for nitrogen mustard toxicity, and decontamination of potentially exposed persons must be done within minutes to avoid tissue damage. Victims should be moved out of the hot zone, administered oxygen and/or assisted ventilation, and seek medical attention at once. The nitrogen mustards are delayed chemical agents, and may delay for up to twenty-four hours to show symptoms. They are poisons, and contact with vapor or liquids can be fatal. Do not eat, drink, or smoke during response to a nitrogen mustard incident or criminal event. 

This second edition features in-depth coverage of actual response techniques and new approaches for coping with critical situations caused by criminal activity, industrial accidents, or even mini-epidemics. Augmenting its coverage of field first aid for response personnel, this edition contains up-to-date tools such as checklists and streamlined procedures for on-scene coordination. It incorporates the latest detection devices, cost/recovery and hazard analyses, diagnostic methods, pretreatments, vaccines, decontamination techniques, antidotes, and medical treatments available. This edition also adds a focused review of the progress and projected developments for military protocols and procedures. 

Bombing of U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam — On August 7, 1998, 224 innocent civilians were killed and over 5000 were wounded by terrorist bombs exploded at the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The terrorists responsible are believed to be part of an international criminal conspiracy headed by Osama bin Laden. 

A suspected chemical contamination site that is the focus of site characterization activities could potentially become the scene of a criminal investigation. If law enforcement takes responsibility for incident command because they believe a crime has been committed, they will control the site and dictate how any additional activities, such as site characterization, are performed. In cases in which the chemical facility is still... 

Substance abuse as an illness remains a controversial topic in society. Some perceive substance abuse or dependence as a criminal activity or a character deficit and, moreover, believe that its treatment legitimizes or absolves abusers of responsibility for their actions. We strongly disagree with such views. 

All violations of the FD C Act are automatically criminal violations of law. On two occasions the US Supreme Court has held that any person standing in a responsible relationship to a violation of the FD C Act is criminally liable, regardless of the lack of knowledge or intent. The nature of the offence is the failure of an individual to take action to prevent a violation and to ensure compliance with the law. 

Not surprisingly, there are important government sites that have useful information for gun issues research. The Treasury s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (http //www.atf.treas.gov) is the source for official federal gun regulations and their interpretation. The FBI (http //www. fbi.gov) is responsible for tracing guns involved in crime, and it gathers many statistics about gun use. And because the gun issue is so closely connected with crime trends, the Department of Justice s Bureau of Justice Statistics home page at http //www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ is another very important resource, as is its annual compilation Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (available at http //www.albany.edu/ sourcebook/). Note that the bureau site also has a set of links to other crime-statistics sites. 

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