Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders (Hardcover, 3rd edition)

The third edition of a bestseller, Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders continues to provide the fundamentals of "street chemistry" required by emergency response personnel. Emergency response and hazmat expert Robert Burke takes the basics of chemistry appropriate for response personnel and puts it into understandable terms. The author has retained the style and format that made the previous editions so popular while updating the information to keep the book relevant. See What's in the Third Edition: Expanded section on Ethanol and its hazards to responders Update of NFPA 472 Chemistry requirements Revised section on "hazmat elements" with more hazards and response issues Includes a focus on the importance of the "hazmat elements" of chemical families New incident examples New photographs and graphics The chapters are organized by the nine U.S. Department of Transportation's hazard classes. Almost every hazardous material presents more than one hazard; the DOT's placarding and labeling system only identifies the most severe hazards. Therefore, the book provides additional information about hidden hazards for each hazard class. It discusses individual chemicals, their hazards and their physical and chemical characteristics, both as distinct chemicals and within chemical families. The book offers a concise presentation of the topics of most importance to emergency responders on a day-to-day basis. It provides the basic chemistry a responder needs to understand chemical terminology and communicate with others about the chemicals involved in hazardous materials incidents.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Robert Burke
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	553
Edition:	3rd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4398-4985-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > General
LSN:	1-4398-4985-4
Barcode:	9781439849859

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