Laboratory Health and Safety Dictionary

by W. Carl Gottschall, Douglas B. Walters

Overview

This authoritative compendium of chemical health and safety terms and concepts contains approximately 2,500 entries covering the broad spectrum of health and safety issues, including all essential elements of a chemical hygiene plan, safety procedures, chemical exposures, etc.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471283171
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/15/2001
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

W. CARL GOTTSCHALL, PhD, CCHO, is a chemist consultant based in Littleton, Colorado and lectures around the world.

DOUGLAS B. WALTERS, PhD, CSP, CCHO, is President of KCP Inc., a consulting company in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has authored more than 100 publications, books, electronic databases, and journal articles.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Dictionary of Terms 1

Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms 361

Appendix B: Brief Biographies 415

Appendix C: Health and Safety Related Organizations 441

Editorial Reviews

"...best suited for public library collections and...small companies, fire departments, police departments, and other agencies that encounter chemical health and safety..." (American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 33)

"...the book is a worthwhile addition to any health and safety collection..." (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, June 2002)

"...easy to comprehend...recommended for entities dealing with these topics and for public, specialized, or academic libraries..." (E-Streams, Vol. 5, No. 7)

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