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| View Larger Image | Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition) | Hardcoverby Eugene Meyer (Author)
| List Price: | $90.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Prentice Hall | | Edition: | 4th Edition | | Page Count: | 784 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 22, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 414,528th |
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Product Description
For courses in hazardous materials handling. This revised fourth 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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 5 reviews)
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Best editionhands down. by G. Guarin (florida USA)  5 Stars
October 17, 2009
I have taken the fire course associated with this series of books and this edition is the best yet. I found the dry material very easy to read and very firefighter friendly. The class I took taught out of the 4th edition but I was able to follow along with this edition. Set up very nice.
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Ok, but nothing extra by D. Menning (Sweden)  3 Stars
May 30, 2007
Current price does not correspond to the quality level of the book if one compare it other literature in Chemistry. It is ok, though, especially if one haven't read any chemistry prior to this book and at the same time focuses on the hazards connected to handling chemicals in general.
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A new way of looking at chemistry by K. Buccola 5 Stars
December 07, 2006
This was required for a chemistry class. However, it was generally an easy read for grad school and presented a new way of looking at chemistry.
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Good, could be better by B. Gibbs (Tennessee) 3 Stars
December 29, 2005
I took a graduate level class with this as the textbook. It is a great reference and does a good job explaining regulations. The problems and the examples need to be more clear. I guess what I'm saying is the complex problems, such as oxidation-reduction reactions, are explained too briefly. Other than that, I enjoyed using the book for the class.
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good refresher/DOT reference by Donovan Robin (Chicago, U.S.A.)  4 Stars
April 12, 2000
This is a well organized and indexed fire science text which is a useful reference for anyone who works with hazardous materials on a daily basis. It explains DOT regulations and how the regs are actually related to the chemistry of the materials. It explains the chemistry behind proper transport, handling, and storage of most major commodity chemicals and offers guidlines for emergency planning and response. The author does a good job of introducing/reviewing the concepts of chemistry with a clear focus on reactions which can lead to disaster. Two flaws: the writing is repetative, at times you can sense that the author/editiors were a bit tired of the text or in a hurry to get it to the press. The illustrations are O.K. but the black and white photos are AWFUL. Mr. Meyer, if you read this, go back and re-do all the photos for the next edition. I work at a RCRA TSDF and have found the text very useful for myself and our new employees who have studied chemistry but do not have a firm grasp of DOT and fire safety.
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