Download or read book Field Confirmation Testing for Suspicious Substances written by Rick Houghton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently a substance found at a port of entry, waste site, laboratory triage facility, or even in a hazardous materials emergency will be labeled and purportedly identified. But law enforcement and other first responders cannot take this claim at face value, as the accuracy is not confirmed and must be verified. A comprehensive handbook for on-th
Download or read book Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials written by Rick Houghton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials, Second Edition is fully updated to serve as a portable reference that can be used in the field and laboratory by workers who are responsible for a safe response to and management of unknown hazardous materials. As with the first edition, the book emphasizes public safety and the management of life safety hazards, including strategies and emerging technologies to identify the hazards presented by an unknown material. When responding to a hazardous material emergency involving an unknown substance, firefighters and HAZMAT teams are primarily interested in protecting public safety. The book details risk analysis procedures to identify threats and vulnerabilities, analyzing them to determine how such risks can be eliminated or reduced. If an unknown material can be identified with a high degree of confidence, that can considerably change the response, and measures to be taken. In addition, the book covers practical field applications with updated and additional examples of field instruments. The hazard identification methods presented are intended for use by frontline workers. The test methods presented involve manipulation of small sample amounts – using, literally, a hands-on approach. The three technologies used by first responders and military personnel to identify unknown chemicals, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy and high-pressure mass spectroscopy, are covered in depth. Features Presents how to identify unknown materials and, if identification is not possible, to characterize the hazards of the material Offers practical examples to introduce new first responders to hazardous materials response Provides up-to-date field applications of the latest developments in commercially available instrumentation Details practical sample manipulations to help the reader successfully identify materials with popular high-end instrumentation Includes several examples of spectra and describes ways in which the reader can utilize data to inform decision making New coverage to this edition includes a chapter and content that focuses on sample manipulation and separations using instruments developed and revised since the first edition was published. These sample manipulations may be performed in the field with a very simple toolkit, which is fully outlined and explained in detail. Identifying the hazards of the unknown substance is essential to plan for response, contingencies and sustained actions. As such, Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials, Second Edition will be a welcome and essential resource to all response and safety professionals concerned with hazardous materials.
Download or read book Bombs IEDs and Explosives written by Paul R. Laska and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide on procedures, administration, and equipment, Bombs, IEDs, and Explosives: Identification, Investigation, and Disposal Techniques introduces concepts, basic knowledge, and necessary skill sets for bomb technicians. It covers topics such as training resources, bomb threat and incident response, legal aspects of bomb disposal, explosives and
Download or read book Essential Forensic Pathology written by Gilbert Corrigan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A myriad of different scenarios await those entering the field of forensic pathology, ranging from gunshot wounds to asphyxiation to explosives to death from addiction. Essential Forensic Pathology: Core Studies and Exercises helps prepare pathologists in training by establishing what they must know about the most common death scenes they will enco
Download or read book Cannabis written by David T Brown and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-11-19 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of cannabis use and abuse and will be an invaluable source of reference for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this fascinating plant and its therapeutic and commercial potential
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Download or read book New Medicine written by David Peters and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Medicine offers in-depth advice on using integrated medicine to treat everything from headaches and acne to cancer and heart disease. Integrated medicine is a new and innovative approach to healthcare that is empowering more people to get involved with their own health. New Medicine teaches you how to use complementary and conventional medicine together for safe and effective treatment. Covering over 100 ailments where studies have proven an integrated approach is more effective than either conventional medicine or complementary medicine alone, New Medicine in an indispensible guide to your health.
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Download or read book Applications of Time of Flight and Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Food Doping and Forensic Analysis written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applications of Time-of-Flight and Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry in Environmental, Food, Doping, and Forensic Analysis deals with the use of high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS) in the analysis of small organic molecules. Over the past few years, time-of-flight (ToF) and Orbitrap MS have both experienced tremendous growth in a great number of analytical sectors and are now well established in many laboratories where high requirements are placed on analytical performance. This book gives a head-to-head comparison of these two technologies that compete directly with each other. As users with hands-on experience in both techniques, the authors provide a balanced description of the strengths and weaknesses of both techniques. In the vast majority of cases, ToF-MS and Orbitrap-MS have been used for qualitative purposes, mainly identification of discrete molecular entities such as drug metabolites or transformation products of environmental contaminants. This paradigm is now changing as quantitative capabilities are increasingly being explored, as are non-target approaches for unbiased broad-scope screening. In view of the continuous innovation of high-resolution MS instrument manufacturers in designing and developing more powerful machines, technological advances in both hardware and software are considerable, with many novel applications. This book summarizes and analyzes these trends. The compilation of selected examples from diverse analytical fields will allow the readers to discover not only the potential of high-resolution MS in their sector, but also shows advances in other fields that rely on hi-res MS. - Provides comprehensive coverage of applications of time-of-flight and orbitrap mass spectrometry in environmental, food, doping, and forensic analysis - Explores a variety of specialized techniques, giving a balanced description of the strengths and weaknesses of each - Presents a general overview of imaging techniques within analysis
Download or read book Symposium on Residues of Antimicrobial Drugs and Other Inhibitors in Milk written by International Dairy Federation and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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