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Author : Ellison D. Hank
Title : Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents
Year : 2000

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D. Hank Ellison, C.H.M.M., has served active duty in the United States Army as both an enlisted infantry soldier and a commissioned officer in the Chemical Corps. At the time of his service, Mr. Ellison was one of a very limited number of Airborne Ranger Chemical Officers in the Army. Serving as a Chemical Officer with both an infantry battalion and artillery battalion in the 101 st Air-borne Division, Mr. Ellison was responsible for managing training in all aspects of nuclear, biological, and chemical defense. Mr. Ellison was also an instructor on the construction and deployment of improvised flame munitions. Mr. Ellison was employed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as both a Remedial Project Manager and Federal On-Scene Coordinator. As a Remedial Project Manager in the Superfund Program, he managed the investigation and remediation of various hazardous waste sites. As an On-Scene Coordinator, he has responded to and managed numerous types of hazardous material emergencies throughout the Midwest. Mr. Ellison received numerous awards while employed at the EPA including a Bronze Medal for Commendable Service and he was named the 1994 Region 5 On-Scene Coordinator of the Year. Mr. Ellison is president of Cerberus & Associates, Inc. and as a private consultant, has responded to both transportation and fixed facility hazardous material incidents throughout the state of Michigan. He has acted as incident commander, safety officer, and response specialist at scenes involving chemical fires, water reactive materials, and shock sensitive materials. He has provided chemical and biological counterterrorism training to members of hazardous materials (HazMat) teams, police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) teams. Mr. Ellison has a master of science degree in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine. His graduate research involved methods to synthesize poisons extracted from Colombian poison-dart frogs. He has a bachelor of science in chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Ellison has received specialized training from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in operations involving clandestine drug laboratories. He is a graduate of the Radiation Safety course taught at Northwestern University. Mr. Ellison is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager at the master’s level. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and Federation of American Scientists. He is also a member of the Michigan Workgroup on Counterterrorism and a founding member of the Wayne County Emergency Management Division Technical Assistance Team for Weapons of Mass Destruction. There are several individuals who have contributed to this effort and without whose help it would have been considerably more difficult. First and foremost, I would like to thank my wife, Rose, who is a former United States Army Chemical Officer and has been an On-Scene Coordinator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the past 10 years. She has provided practical insight into the needs of first responders, reviews of response information, and unlimited encouragement. I would like to thank Pam Ellison, D.V.M., a Veterinary Medical Officer and Foreign Animal and Disease Diagnostician for the United States Department of Agriculture. She is a member of the Regional Emergency Animal Disease Eradication Organization (READEO) and a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine. She provided insight on numerous zoonoses and response to biological incidents as well as general comments on my literary skills. I would like to thank Albert Ceravolo, M.D., for many general discussions about diseases and medicine. His patience with a medical layman was exceptional. I would also like to thank the following individuals for their reviews, suggestions, and encouragement. Bob Ceru is the Chemical Safety Officer of the Michigan State University Office of Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Safety. Mark Sparks is the Director of Wayne County Office of Emergency Management and head of the Wayne County Weapons of Mass Destruction Technical Support Team. Brendan Boyle is a Health Assessment Coordinator for the Michigan Department of Public Health. And finally, I would like to thank my children, Sean and Sarah, for their patience and understanding as I worked on this project. ...