This updated reference prepares readers to manage medical emergencies caused by environmental encounters, including injury prevention and respect for natural environments. With explanations and practical advice, it covers emergencies such as altitude illness, burns, motion sickn…
Submarine Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Hydrofluorocarbons: HFC-236fa, HFC-23,and HFC-404a
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Subcommittee on Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Hydrofluorocarbons, National Research Council Staff
fromCompass series Submarine exposure guidance levels for selec…
The second edition of a bestseller, this book continues to provide the fundamentals of "street chemistry" required by emergency response personnel. The information presented assists emergency responders with their response to specific chemical spills, including the identificatio…
Research progress on environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanomaterials
by National Academies Press (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee to Develop a Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, National Research Council (U.S.)., National Materials and Manufacturing Board
"Despite the increase in funding for research and the rising numbers of peer-reviewed publications over the past decade that address the environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), uncertainty about the implications of potential exposures of con…
Research progress on environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanomaterials
by National Academies Press (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee to Develop a Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, National Research Council (U.S.)., National Materials and Manufacturing Board
"Despite the increase in funding for research and the rising numbers of peer-reviewed publications over the past decade that address the environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), uncertainty about the implications of potential exposures of con…
Environmental health: from global to local
"Environmental Health: From Global to Local, Third Edition by Howard Frumkin is a comprehensive and contemporary introductory core text for students in public health, preventive medicine, community health, other health sciences, and environmental health. Expert contributors disc…
"Tetrachloroethylene is a volatile, chlorinated organic hydrocarbon that is widely used as a solvent in the dry-cleaning and textile-processing industries and as an agent for degreasing metal parts. It is an environmental contaminant that has been detected in the air, groundwate…
Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's draft IRIS assessment of tetrachloroethylene
by United States., Environmental Protection Agency, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee to Review EPA's Toxicological Assessment of Tetrachloroethylene
fromOnline access: National Academy of Sciences National Academ…
"Tetrachloroethylene is a volatile, chlorinated organic hydrocarbon that is widely used as a solvent in the dry-cleaning and textile-processing industries and as an agent for degreasing metal parts. It is an environmental contaminant that has been detected in the air, groundwate…