Hazardous materials chemistry for emergency responders [electronic resource] / author, Robert Burke.
"Written in the same clear, concise style that made the previous editions bestsellers, this book provides easy to understand chemistry for responders to use to handle hazardous materials emergencies on a daily basis. It provides the fundamentals of "street chemistry" that emergency re...
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Taylor & Francis,
2013.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; The Basics of Chemistry; The Atom; Ionic Bonding; Covalent Bonding; Salts; Non-Metal Compounds; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Chemical Statistics; Review Questions; Explosives; Definitions; Phases of Explosions; Types of Explosions; Components of an Explosion; Types of Chemical Explosives; Yield vs.
- Order; Divisions 1.1 to 1.3; Divisions 1.4 to 1.6; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Military Explosives; Review Questions; Compressed Gases; Flammable Gases; Flammable Range; Vapor Density; Hydrocarbon Families; Hydrocarbon Derivatives; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Non-Flammable Gases; Hydrocarbon Derivatives; Incidents; Poison Gases; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Review Questions; Flammable Liquids; Effects of Temperature; Boiling Point; Flash Point; Factors Affecting Boiling Point; Vapor Density; Specific Gravity; Polymerization/Plastics; Ignition Temperature; Flammable Range; Animal/Vegetable Oils; Fire Extinguishing Agents; Hydrocarbons; Hydrocarbon Derivatives; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Review Questions; Flammable Solids; Division 4.1 Flammable Solids; Sublimation/Flash Point Solids; Incidents; Combustible Dusts; Division 4.2.
- Spontaneously Combustible; Spontaneous Ignition; Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids; Incidents; Division 4.3 Dangerous When Wet; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Review Questions; Oxidizers; Division 5.1 Oxidizers; Oxysalts; Peroxide Salts; Inorganic Acid Oxidizers; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Division 5.2 Organic Peroxides; Incident; Review Questions; Poisons; Types of Exposure; Routes of Exposure; Effects of Exposure; Etiologic Effects; Variables of Toxic Effects; Dose/Response; Susceptible Target Organs; Rates of Exposure; Defense Mechanisms for Toxic Materials; Toxic Elements; Toxic Salts; Hydrocarbons; Hydrocarbon Derivatives; Miscellaneous Toxic Materials; Pesticides; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Military Chemical Warfare Agents; Incidents; Review Questions; Radioactive Materials; Radioactive Elements and Compounds; Uranium Compounds; Radium.
- Compounds; Cobalt; Iodine; Review Questions; Corrosives; Inorganic Acids; Strength and Concentration; pH; Organic Acids; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Dilution vs. Neutralization; Incidents; Review Questions; Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials; Elevated Temperature Materials; Other Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials; Top 50 Industrial Chemicals; Incidents; Review Questions; Glossary; Appendix; List of Acronyms and Recognized Abbreviations; Numbers to Remember; Resource Guide; Selected Technical References; IUPAC Rules of Nomenclature; Answers to Review Questions.