Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Eugene Meyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0131127608 | ISBN-13: 978-0131127609 | Edition: 4

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.

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This new edition of Chemistry of Hazardous Materials provides new material about hazardous materials in relation to a post-September 11th world for the emergency responder. It includes new information that introduces students to hazardous materials likely to be encountered in a terrorist event and how to effectively respond. The approach of this text will guide the non-scientist and inexperienced student through the process of understanding the chemical properties that make materials hazardous. This new edition continues the successful presentation of earlier editions by emphasizing the hazardous materials regulations established by OSHA, the .S. D.U.T., and the EPA.

Features Include:

• Identification and chemical properties of materials that could be used in a terrorist attack
• Listing of the names of chemical substances under each formula and in every equation so students can more readily understand the relevant chemical change
• New Solved Exercises and Review Exercises

About the Author

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 784 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131127608
• ISBN-13: 978-0131127609
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,086,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, could be better, December 28, 2005

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B. Gibbs (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best editionhands down., October 16, 2009

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This review is from: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials with MyFireKit (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars A new way of looking at chemistry, December 7, 2006

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K. Buccola - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

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.