Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials

✍ Scribed by Fire, Frank L.

• Publisher: PennWell
• Year: 2009
• Leaves: 576
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The author, an accomplished author with decades of experience working in the plastics industry and teaching the chemistry of hazardous materials to emergency responders, has updated his book covering the basic approach to hazardous materials. In the new Third Edition, each chapter has been revised (where required) to reflect changes since the Second Edition was published. For example, each chemical mentioned whose volume or usage has changed has been updated, including their usage as a chemical warfare agent. A new chapter covers each class of chemical warfare agents. This book is an excellent resource for emergency responders and those involved in departmental training programs or curriculum development.
Content:
Front Matter
• List of Illustrations
• Introduction
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. The Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
2. Chemical Compounds
3. Covalent Bonding
4. Hydrocarbons
5. Hydrocarbon Derivatives
6. Fire and Pyrolysis
7. Flammable and Combustible Liquids
8. Compressed Gases
9. Combustible Solids
10. Cryogenic Gases
11. Oxidizing Agents
12. Plastics
13. Corrosives
14. Unstable Materials: Organic Peroxides and Monomers
15. Toxicity
16. Radioactivity
17. Explosives
18. Water- and Air-Reactive Materials
19. Chemical Warfare Agents
• Glossary
Appendices
Index
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Hazardous Materials Warning Labels