Hazardous materials chemistry for emergency responders.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 1997Description: 348 p. : illISBN:

1566701740 (hc)

DDC classification:

604.7 21

Subject: Written specifically for response personnel, this book covers all hazards for chemicals, including multiple and hidden hazards. Presents an innovative quick reference chart, the "Burke Placard Hazard Chart", which provides an overview of all the potential dangers of various hazardous materials. Chapters are organized by United Nations/United States Department of Transportation hazard classes enabling the reader to find data on any hazardous material quickly and easily. Features: The top 50 industrial chemicals and other common hazardous materials; Excerpts from actual incidents; Definitions of widely used chemical terms; Basic concepts in chemistry that emergency responders need to know; Review questions in every chapter to test your knowledge; More than 80 photographs and 100 drawings help you visualize hazardous materials concepts and identify containers

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	604.7 HAZ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009591208
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	604.7 HAZ (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900070393

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332) and index

Written specifically for response personnel, this book covers all hazards for chemicals, including multiple and hidden hazards. Presents an innovative quick reference chart, the "Burke Placard Hazard Chart", which provides an overview of all the potential dangers of various hazardous materials. Chapters are organized by United Nations/United States Department of Transportation hazard classes enabling the reader to find data on any hazardous material quickly and easily. Features: The top 50 industrial chemicals and other common hazardous materials; Excerpts from actual incidents; Definitions of widely used chemical terms; Basic concepts in chemistry that emergency responders need to know; Review questions in every chapter to test your knowledge; More than 80 photographs and 100 drawings help you visualize hazardous materials concepts and identify containers

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