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Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

ISBN: 9780835951753 | 0835951758
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brady
Pub. Date: 1/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
This revised third 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 hazardous transportation mishaps and other disasters.
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITIONix
1 INTRODUCTION
1(47)
1-1 Role of Fire Throughout History
1(8)
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1-2 Why Study Chemistry in Fire Science?
9(1)
1-3 General Characteristics of Hazardous Materials
10(1)
1-4 Classes of Fire
11(1)
1-5 Hazardous Materials within Household Products
12(5)
1-6 Hazardous Constituents of Pollutants and Wastes
17(2)
1-7 Hazardous Substances in the Workplace
19(14)
1-8 Hazardous Materials in Transit
33(1)
1-9 Hazardous Substances within Communities
33(1)
1-10 NFPA System of Identifying Potential Hazards
34(3)
1-11 CHEMTREC
37(2)
1-12 National Response Center
39(1)
1-13 Accessing Hazardous Materials Information on the Internet
39(1)
Review Exercises
40(8)
2 SOME FEATURES OF MATTER AND ENERGY
48(43)
2-1 Matter Defined
48(2)
2-2 Units of Measurement
50(4)
2-3 Converting Between Units of the Same Kind
54(2)
2-4 Density of Matter
56(5)
2-5 Energy
61(1)
2-6 Temperature and Its Measurement
62(4)
2-7 Pressure and Its Measurement
66(4)
2-8 Heat and Its Transmission
70(4)
2-9 Calculation of Heat
74(4)
2-10 Expansion of Liquids
78(1)
2-11 General Properties of the Gaseous State
79(2)
2-12 General Hazards of Cryogens
81(4)
2-13 Review Exercises
85(6)
3 FLAMMABLE GASES AND FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
91(47)
3-1 Flammability
91(3)
3-2 RCRA Characteristic of Ignitability
94(2)
3-3 Storage and Transport of Compressed Gases
96(3)
3-4 General Hazards of Compressed Gases
99(6)
3-5 Responding to Disasters Involving Compressed Gases
105(2)
3-6 Storage of Flammable Liquids
107(15)
3-7 Transport of Flammable Liquids
122(2)
3-8 Responding to Disasters Involving Flammable Liquids
124(7)
Review Exercises
131(7)
4 CHEMICAL FORMS OF MATTER
138(32)
4-1 Elements and Compounds
138(3)
4-2 Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
141(1)
4-3 Chemical and Physical Changes
142(1)
4-4 Some Basic Features of Atoms
143(2)
4-5 The Periodic Classification of the Elements
145(3)
4-6 Molecules and Ions
148(1)
4-7 The Nature of Chemical Bonding
149(1)
4-8 Lewis Symbols
150(1)
4-9 Ionic Bonding
151(1)
4-10 Covalent Bonding
152(2)
4-11 Ionic and Covalent Compounds
154(1)
4-12 The Chemical Formula
155(1)
4-13 Writing Chemical Formulas and Naming Ionic Compounds
156(4)
4-14 Some Chemical Formulas and Names of Covalent Compounds
160(2)
4-15 Naming Acids
162(1)
4-16 Molecular Weights, Formulas Weights, and the Mole
163(1)
Review Exercises
164(6)
5 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS
170(34)
5-1 The Chemical Reaction
170(1)
5-2 Balancing Simple Equations
171(2)
5-3 Types of Chemical Reactions
173(2)
5-4 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
175(2)
5-5 Factors Affecting the Rate of Reaction
177(4)
5-6 Combustion and the Energetics of Chemical Reactions
181(2)
5-7 Spontaneous Combustion
183(1)
5-8 The RCRA Characteristic of Reactivity
184(1)
5-9 The Fire Tetrahedron
185(3)
5-10 Water As a Fire Extinguisher
188(2)
5-11 Carbon Dioxide As a Fire Extinguisher
190(4)
5-12 Halons As Fire Extinguishers
194(3)
5-13 Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers
197(2)
Review Exercises
199(5)
6 ASPECTS OF THE DOT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS
204(45)
6-1 The Shipping Paper
204(17)
6-2 Location of a Shipping Paper During Transit
221(2)
6-3 Transporting Hazardous Materials by Watercraft
223(1)
6-4 DOT Labels
224(2)
6-5 DOT Markings
226(2)
6-6 DOT Placards
228(2)
6-7 DOT Classification of Hazardous Materials
230(11)
6-8 Responding to Disasters Involving Hazardous Materials
241(2)
6-9 Reporting the Release of Hazardous Substances
243(3)
Review Exercises
246(3)
7 CHEMISTRY OF SOME COMMON ELEMENTS
249(38)
7-1 Oxygen
249(7)
7-2 Hydrogen
256(8)
7-3 Fluorine
264(1)
7-4 Chlorine
265(6)
7-5 Phosphorus
271(4)
7-6 Sulphur
275(2)
7-7 Carbon
277(6)
Review Exercises
283(4)
8 CHEMISTRY OF SOME CORROSIVE MATERIALS
287(34)
8-1 The Nature of Acids and Bases
287(3)
8-2 The pH Scale
290(2)
8-3 Properties of Acids and Bases
292(1)
8-4 Acids and Bases As Corrosive Materials
293(3)
8-5 Sulfuric Acid
296(3)
8-6 Nitric Acid
299(2)
8-7 Hydrochloric Acid
301(2)
8-8 Perchloric Acid
303(1)
8-9 Hydrofluoric Acid
304(2)
8-10 Phosphoric Acid
306(1)
8-11 Acetic Acid
307(1)
8-12 Alkaline Metal Hydroxides
308(2)
8-13 Federal Legislation Regarding Corrosive Materials
310(1)
8-14 Responding to Disasters Involving Corrosive Materials
310(5)
Review Exercises
315(6)
9 CHEMISTRY OF SOME WATER-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES
321(29)
9-1 When Is a Substance Water-Reactive?
321(1)
9-2 Alkali Metals
322(7)
9-3 Combustible Metals
329(6)
9-4 Aluminum Alkyl Compounds
335(4)
9-5 Metallic Hydrides
339(1)
9-6 Metallic Phosphides
339(1)
9-7 Metallic Carbides
340(2)
9-8 Water-Reactive Substances that Produce Hydrogen Chloride
342(3)
9-9 Water-Reactive Compounds that Produce Acetic Acid
345(2)
Review Exercises
347(3)
10 CHEMISTRY OF SOME TOXIC SUBSTANCES
350(51)
10-1 What Are Toxic Substances?
350(4)
10-2 How Toxic Substances Enter the Body
354(2)
10-3 How Toxic Substances Adversely Impact Health
356(1)
10-4 Factors Affecting Toxicity
357(3)
10-5 Measuring Toxicity
360(3)
10-6 Toxicity of the Fire Scene
363(4)
10-7 Carbon Monoxide
367(3)
10-8 Hydrogen Cyanide
370(2)
10-9 Sulfur Dioxide
372(1)
10-10 Hydrogen Sulfide
373(1)
10-11 Nitrogen Dioxide
374(2)
10-12 Ammonia
376(3)
10-13 Responding to Disasters Involving Toxic Substances
379(8)
10-14 Poisonous Metals
387(1)
10-15 Asbestos
388(4)
10-16 Pesticides
392(2)
10-17 Protection from Exposure to Toxic Substances
394(3)
Review Exercises
397(4)
11 CHEMISTRY OF SOME OXIDIZERS
401(33)
11-1 What Is an Oxidizer?
401(1)
11-2 Oxidation Numbers
402(1)
11-3 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
403(2)
11-4 Common Features of Oxidizers
405(4)
11-5 Hydrogen Peroxide
409(2)
11-6 Hypochlorite Oxidizers
411(1)
11-7 Oxidizers in Fireworks
412(4)
11-8 Oxidizing Ammonium Compounds
416(5)
11-9 Oxidizing Chromium Compounds
421(1)
11-10 Sodium Permanganate and Potassium Permanganate
422(1)
11-11 Metallic Nitrites and Nitrates
423(2)
11-12 Metallic Peroxides
425(1)
11-13 Sodium Persulfate and Potassium Persulfate
426(1)
11-14 Chemistry of Matches
427(2)
11-15 Responding to Disasters Involving Oxidizers
429(2)
Review Exercises
431(3)
12 CHEMISTRY OF SOME HAZARDOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
434(61)
12-1 What Are Organic Compounds?
434(2)
12-2 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
436(10)
12-3 Gaseous Hydrocarbon Products
446(6)
12-4 Aromatic Hydrocarbons
452(5)
12-5 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
457(4)
12-6 Functional Groups
461(1)
12-7 Halogenated Hydrocarbons
462(5)
12-8 Alcohols
467(5)
12-9 Ethers
472(4)
12-10 Aldehydes and Ketones
476(2)
12-11 Organic Acids
478(1)
12-12 Esters
479(1)
12-13 Amines
480(2)
12-14 Peroxo-Organic Compounds
482(6)
12-15 Carbon Disulfide
488(1)
Review Exercises
489(6)
13 CHEMISTRY OF SOME POLYMERIC MATERIALS
495(32)
13-1 What Are Polymers?
495(1)
13-2 Polymerization
496(7)
13-3 Autopolymerization
503(3)
13-4 Combustion of Polymers
506(4)
13-5 Vegetable and Animal Fibers
510(3)
13-6 Vinyl Polymers
513(5)
13-7 Polyurethane
518(2)
13-8 Natural and Synthetic Rubber
520(4)
Review Exercises
524(3)
14 CHEMISTRY OF SOME EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
527(28)
14-1 General Characteristics of Explosive Materials
527(3)
14-2 Classification of Explosive Materials and Blasting Agents
530(3)
14-3 Storing Explosive Materials
533(1)
14-4 Chemical Explosives and DOT Regulations
534(5)
14-5 Black Powder
539(1)
14-6 Nitroglycerin
539(1)
14-7 Dynamite
540(2)
14-8 Nitrocellulose
542(1)
14-9 Trinitrotoluene
543(2)
14-10 Cyclonite
545(1)
14-11 Tetryl
546(1)
14-12 PETN
547(1)
14-13 Primary Explosives
548(1)
14-14 Responding to Disasters Involving Explosive Materials
548(5)
Review Exercises
553(2)
15 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
555(32)
15-1 Features of Atomic Nuclei
556(3)
15-2 Types of Radiation and Modes of Nuclear Decay
559(4)
15-3 Detection and Measurement of Radioactivity
563(3)
15-4 Adverse Effects Caused by Exposure to Radiation
566(3)
15-5 Effects of Ionizing Radiation upon Matter
569(2)
15-6 Nuclear Fission
571(5)
15-7 Transporting Radioactive Materials
576(4)
15-8 Responding to Disasters Involving Radioactive Materials
580(2)
15-9 Radon
582(2)
Review Exercises
584(3)
GLOSSARY587(16)
SUBJECT INDEX603(7)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INDEX610(4)
TABLE OF ELEMENTS AND ATOMIC WEIGHTS
614

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