Chemistry of Hazardous Materials with MyFireKit
ISBN: 9780135041598 | 0135041597
Edition: 5thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 8/4/2009
Why Rent from Knetbooks?
Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:
- We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
- Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
- Most orders ship within 48 hours
- Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
- Our customer support team is always here to help
This revised fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to fully address the specific needs of firefighters and other professionals who deal with hazardous materials. This text encompasses the key aspects of safely handling hazardous materials and the response actions to be implemented during terrorist activity, hazardous transportation mishaps, and other disasters. Other updated topics include: the GHS, terrorist threats relative to biological, chemical, and radioactive agents, best practices for the handling and storage of hazardous materials,... MORE
| Introduction | |
| Features of Matter and Energy | |
| Flammable Gases and Flammable Liquids | |
| Chemical Forms of Matter | |
| Principles of Chemical Reactions | |
| Use of the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations by Emergency | |
| Chemistry of Some Common Elements | |
| Chemistry of Some Corrosive Materials | |
| Chemistry of Some Water-Reactive Substances | ... MORE |
| Chemistry of Some Toxic Substances | |
| Chemistry of Some Oxidizers | |
| Chemistry of Some Hazardous Organic Compounds I | |
| Chemistry of Some Hazardous Organic Compounds II | |
| Chemistry of Some Polymeric Materials | |
| Chemistry of Some Explosives | |
| Radioactive Materials | |
| Table of Elements and Atomic Weights | |
| Glossary | |
| Subject Index Hazardous Materials | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Eugene Meyer earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida in 1964. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Instituut voor Kernphysisch Onderzoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1965. He served as Professor of Chemistry with tenure at Lewis University, Lockport, Illinois from 1965 to 1979. He joined the technical staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 in 1979, serving as Regional Expert in the Chemistry of Hazardous Waste and Chief of the Technical Programs Section of the Hazardous Waste Division. In 1982, he became President of Meyer Environmental Consultants, Inc., where during the course of his work to the present, he consulted with attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice and private law firms or served in the capacity of an expert witness on more than 200 legal matters concerned with the transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous substances. He is now retired and lives with his wife in Las Vegas, Nevada.
