Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, Second Edition
Editorial Reviews
Review
Written by an experienced practitioner, this book has a practical orientation. The questions and answers, index, and many figures are useful. The book fills an important void between chemical handbooks and standard chemical textbooks…Highly recommended.
-S.A. Batterman, University of Michigan
About the first edition:
Robert Burke does an excellent job of introducing chemistry to hazardous materials incident response personnel without dumbing down the subject, nor making it so complicated that it takes a post-doctoral student to understand it…I highly recommend this book to those who train hazardous materials incident response teams or create curriculum for fire departments.
-Harry Elston, Chemical Health and Safety
Book Description
The second edition of a bestseller, this book continues to provide the fundamentals of "street chemistry" required by emergency response personnel. The information presented will assist emergency responders with their response to specific chemical spills, including the identification of the exact chemicals involved and their individual hazards. The book addresses the top 50 hazardous industrial chemicals along with other important hazardous materials. Each chapter presents one of the nine DOT hazard classes. Within the hazard classes, the author discusses the individual chemicals and their physical and chemical characteristics.
Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, Second Edition
Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, Second Edition,Robert Burke,CRC,1566705800,Chemistry - General,Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Science,Fire Science,Hazardous Industrial Materials,Hazardous substances,Industrial Health & Safety,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts,Chemistry,Hazardous waste treatment & disposal,Pollution & threats to the environment,Public health & preventive medicine,Science / Environmental Science
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