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| View Larger Image | Explosives and Chemical Weapons Identification (Forensic Science Techniques)
by James B. Crippin
| | List Price: | $149.95 | | Price: | $119.96 | | You Save: | $29.99 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 1316468 | | Studio: | CRC | | | Binding: | Spiral-bound | | Number Of Pages: | 288 | | Publication Date: | October 31, 2005 | | Publisher: | CRC |
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Product Description
Chemicalsare a part of daily life and can be found all around us. Many common chemicals when mixed improperly – whether intentionally or not – can pose serious consequences to those who come in contact with them. Written by an author who is an experiencedhazmat-qualifiedfirst responder,forensicspecialist, and educator, Explosives and Chemical Weapons Identification provides the means to quickly identify the type of explosive or chemical weapon at hand upon arriving at the scene. A thorough and accessible reference, this book contains the identification capabilities for 468 different formulations for explosives and chemical weapons. It presents detailed descriptions for each of these formulations by breaking down their materials into five concise categories: common name, synonym, class, ingredients, and use. The materials are also indexed by common name, class, and ingredient. A handy reference packed with critical information and over 350 illustrations and photographs to aid in visual identification, Explosives and Chemical Weapons Identification is an essential resource that every first responder and forensic professional must have within reach every time. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.0 based on 1 review)
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Nice try - but lacks depth 
The very best parts of the book are the glossary and the appendices. The rest is a bunch of information put together in the most sloppy way I have ever seen. In the unlikely event that an editor actually did go through the book before publishing - he or she ought to be fired.
The text is, as far as I can see, a lot of print-outs from a spreadsheet, collected in overall categories and given a spiral back. Then sold at $150 !!!
The information is given in a list-format, with a keyword and the appropriate factors of relevance for a given section
For example: On page 8, section "chemical compounds", dynamite is listed, as an explosive, not a chemical warfare agent, and as a secondary explosive.
So far, so good - but the very same information is repeated in the next 13 lines in the very same table (?!?).
There are numerous examples of such duplicate information, which all in all becomes very tiresome.
The format is a good idea, sections with overall topics, "compounds" "pyrotechnics" and so on, and then a keyword based 'look it up' list of basic information.
So in the end two stars: One for the format, and one for the appendices.
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