Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials

by Rick Houghton

Deliberately, accidentally, or consequentially, first responders and waste site workers handle unknown substances of varying degrees of danger every day. Unidentified chemicals involved with clandestine production of WMD agents or drugs, explosive materials, unlabeled waste, and forensic samples all pose a threat to the worker and those they protect. A straightforward, concise handbook of practical strategies is needed to perform effective risk assessment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849379687
• ISBN13: 9780849379680
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"