hazardous substances

Describes the work of hazmat technicians, who are trained in identifying hazardous materials, evaluating their risks, and determining how to clean them up.

As a Christmas Eve blizzard blows through Scotland, several people from a medical research firm converge on a remote family house, where they learn that a canister containing a deadly virus has disappeared from the lab, and that someone among them will risk anything to keep the crime a secret.

As a Christmas Eve blizzard blows through Scotland, several people from a medical research firm converge on a remote family house, where they learn that a canister containing a deadly virus has disappeared from the lab, and that someone among them will risk anything to keep the crime a secret.

Describes how environmental contamination by various toxic substances can make people sick and suggests ways of preventing or fighting such hazards.

Conflicting views on environmental pollution in USSR and Eastern Europe.

Discusses various issues related to toxic waste, covering exposure to toxic organic chemicals, lead and mercury poisoning, stockpiles of toxic chemicals, and toxic chemicals in the home, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.

Describes the consequences of pollution on the natural environment, discussing different types of pollution that affect the water, land, and more, and examining the impact of the destruction of the world's forests, desertification, and other environmental hazards.

Contains eighty-six articles that cover a variety of topics related to chemical health and safety, including safety management and policy, risk and emergency management, radiological and biological safety, laboratory equipment, and more.

First-hand survivor stories and photographs describe a number of environmental disasters around the world including massive oil spills and chemical leaks, how they are caused, and efforts to limit accidents in the future.