Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens


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For more than a quarter century, Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens has proven to be among the most reliable, easy-to-use and essential reference works on hazardous materials. Sittig's 5th Edition remains the lone comprehensive work providing a vast array of critical information on the 2,100 most heavily used, transported, and regulated chemical substances of both occupational and environmental concern.Information is the most vital resource anyone can have when dealing with potential hazardous substance accidents or acts of terror. Sittig's provides extensive data for each of the 2,100 chemicals in a uniform format, enabling fast and accurate decisions in any situation. The chemicals are presented alphabetically and classified as a carcinogen, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or toxic pollutant. This new edition contains extensively expanded information in all 28 fields for each chemical (see table of contents) and has been updated to keep pace with world events. Chemicals classified as WMD have been included in the new edition as has more information frequently queried by first responders and frontline industrial safety personnel.
- Sittig� s Handbook is a globally recognized reference source, providing full listings of the 2,000 most common hazardous chemicals � making it the essential handbook for first-line response to chemical spills and day-to-day chemical plant reference.
- Entries have a full range of synonyms for each chemical, including trade names, to avoid confusion and enable quick and accurate location of the right information.
- Authoritative and frequently updated, Sittig provides a fully accurate source of information that engineers and emergency response services look to as a highly dependable reference both for emergencies and day-to-day engineering decisions.
Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens Review
At first glance you may think this book is for professionels only.But further inspection will reveal how useful it would be around your home as well.
This reference work is for all who may have contact with the 2000 most common hazardous chemicals.
This is of course, essential information for first responders and frontline industrial safety personnel.
And numerous other prefessions can benefit as well, such as,
lawyers, occupational doctors & nurses, law enforcement officals, to name a few.
This set would even be handy in a home library if it isn't cost prohibitive for you.
Included here are common household chemicals such as chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, mineral oil, etc.
Many common minerals are listed also such as aluminum, iron, magnesium, potassium, silver, etc.
The guide to chemical resistant gloves on page 2755 is quite helpful.
Now I'll know what glove is suited for which substance.
(always winged it in the past, & often ended up with melted gloves)
Step-by-step details explain how to use this reference book.
Two pages give the 'key' to abbreviated words & acronyms.
Each substance has every facet of knowledge pretaining to it throughly covered.
Explaining first what it is, it's harmful effects, it's point of attack, first aid, storage, shipping,
and EVERYTHING in-between. Covering all 28 feilds for each chemical.
An outstanding 15 page glossary defines in laymans terms categories I had previously thought daunting, pg 2776.
Sittig's handbook is recognized globally as a trusted reference source.
In keeping up with the ever changing world, chemicals classified as WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
have also been included in this new edition.
This additional information is found pages 2761 - 3040.
Appendix 1, Oxidizing materials.
Appendix 2, Carcinogens.
Appendix 3, the above mentioned Glssary.
Appendix 4, European/International hazard codes, etc.
Appendix 5, Synonym and trade name cross index.
Extensive data is throughly explained in this comprehensive, sixth edition, released Nov 4, 2011.
This is a two volume set, Volume one = A-K, 1570 pages, Volume two = L-Z, pages 1571 - 3040.
Each volume is approx 9" x 11" and 2" thick.
For such an in-depth and detailed subject this set is extraordinarily easy to use.
If you have any need at all to keep a-breast of toxic and hazardous chemicals and carcinogens,
then this would be the unprecedented authoritative set to own.
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