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Third edition.

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013.

1 online zdroj (xxvi, \1 s.ges)

ISBN 9781439849866 (e-book : PDF)

ISBN !9781439849859 (chyb.) (hardback)

ISBN !9781138074651 (chyb.) (paperback)

Tištěná verze : ISBN 9781439849859

Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy (pages 509-510) and index.

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Basics of chemistry -- ch. 3. Explosives -- ch. 4. Compressed gases -- ch. 5. Flammable liquids -- ch. 6. Flammable solids -- ch. 7. Oxidizers -- ch. 8. Poisons -- ch. 9. Radioactive materials -- ch. 10. Corrosives -- ch. 11. Miscellaneous hazardous materials -- ch. 12. Incompatible and unstable chemicals.

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 response personnel need to know, with a focus on hazmat elements. This edition includes new review questions with answers and new incident examples. It also introduces the new United Nations GHS system for classification and labeling of chemicals, updates the NFPA requirements, and provides information on ethanol and other alternative automotive fuels-- Provided by publisher..

001478243

(OCoLC)857368652