Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Περιβάλλον και Υγεία: Διαχείριση Περιβαλλοντικών Θεμάτων με Επιπτώσεις στην ΥγείαLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Palaigeorgiou Emmanouil
Supervisors info:
Π. Νικολοπούλου-Σταμάτη, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπουσα
Σ. Τσιτομενέας, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ηλεκτρονικής ΑΕΙ Πειραιά Τ.Τ.
Ε. Μαυρομιχαλάκη, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Φυσικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Χημικές, Βιολογικές, Ραδιολογικές & Πυρηνικές (Χ.Β.Ρ.Π.) απειλές, για τον άνθρωπο και το περιβάλλον.
Translated title:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (C.B.R.N.) threats, for human and the environment.
Summary:
Human greed, in the frame of a healthy ambition, is necessary for the evolution of mankind. On the contrary, exceeding egoism, uncontrollable ambitions and unfulfilled desires for gaining material possessions, combined with imposing opinions on other people, have lead throughout the ages into embattled periods and limited or more extended war operations. Unfortunately, in the majority of such cases, the accomplishment of imperialistic and war goals are run by intense eagerness which is able to overcome the ethics and cause massive destructions and losses and set in use weapons and means with disastrous outcomes. The good of health and the environmental safety have suffered and still suffer, damages from war and imposing tactics on targeted groups or even nations.
Science has always contributed and aimed at human prosperity and progress. Although, when scientific achievements are not ruled by morality, knowledge can be dangerous in an arsenal of domination of organized countries onto other countries, or even terroristic and extremist organizations. Human mind, has always transformed scientific achievements into catastrophic outcomes, when moral barriers were exceeded.
The use of conventional weapons has very familiar results on human losses and public health. On the other hand, the application of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents, as means of extermination, have unrestricted and unknown number of effects, which describes an asymetrical threat. The questions which arise in such war tactics concern the access and the supply of the material as long as with the source of knowledge which is needed in order to construct such a weapon. The next day of the disaster always brings up the worry and the concern of both direct and indirect effects on human and ecosystems. The inestimable disasters of modern weapons or war agents and means have brought the international community facing its role on defending human health, human rights and ecological crisis in cases of war strikes or accidents.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
CBRN, Massive attack weapons, Terrorism, Biological weapons with national target, Ricinus communis, Bacillus anthracis, Agroterrorism, Dual use biotechnologies.
