{"product_id":"evaluation-of-safety-and-environmental-national-research-council-9780309130929","title":"Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the end of 2009, more than 60 percent of the global chemical weapons stockpile declared by signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention will have been destroyed, and of the 184 signatories, only three countries will possess chemical weapons-the United States, Russia, and Libya.\u003cbr\u003e In the United States, destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile began in 1990, when Congress mandated that the Army and its contractors destroy the stockpile while ensuring maximum safety for workers, the public, and the environment. The destruction program has proceeded without serious exposure of any worker or member of the public to chemical agents, and risk to the public from a storage incident involving the aging stockpile has been reduced by more than 90 percent from what it was at the time destruction began on Johnston Island and in the continental United States.\u003cbr\u003e At this time, safety at chemical agent disposal facilities is far better than the national average for all industries. Even so, the Army and its contractors are desirous of further improvement. To this end, the Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) asked the NRC to assist by reviewing CMA's existing safety and environmental metrics and making recommendations on which additional metrics might be developed to further improve its safety and environmental programs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Board on Army Science and Technology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309130921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309130929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.30w x 0.20d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447637782783,"sku":"9780309130929","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_790d2ab9-9132-4f55-9590-f1b74e0dae51.jpg?v=1777234028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evaluation-of-safety-and-environmental-national-research-council-9780309130929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}