Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary - Rilegato

Hawley, G.G.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0471387355 ISBN 13: 9780471387350

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

Riassunto

For eighty--two years, this authoritative reference has been the bedrock volume for professionals worldwide involved with chemicals -- from scientific and technical staff, to sales and marketing personnel, to managers and administrators. This resource remains unrivaled in totality, easy accessibility, and conciseness of data for common chemical substances and phenomena. In its fourteenth edition, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary once again establishes itself as the world's principal lexicon of industrial chemicals, nomenclature, processes, reactions, products, and related terminology. Scrutinized and extensively revised by internationally renowned chemist and reference author, Richard J. Lewis Sr., this newest edition features updated information on production, usage, and regulatory trends. In addition, the dictionary contains: -- Up--to--date chemical entries, definitions, and cross references -- Web links to new, as well as established, manufacturers and associations -- To--the--point information on natural products, manufacturing processes, and equipment This latest edition of the Condensed Chemical Dictionary has retained all the essential characteristics that have made it a bestseller by providing identification of chemical substances by name, physical properties, source of occurrence, CAS number, chemical formula, potential hazards, derivations, synonyms, and applications. It continues to be an essential tool for chemists and chemical engineers, environmental professionals, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, police and firefighters, EMTs, emergency clean--up technicians, and managers of toxicological and chemical information systems.

Su questo libro

Recensione

"...provides descriptions of chemicals, raw materials, processes and equipment...chemical entities, phenomena and terminology; descriptions of trademarked chemical–industry products; and chemical abbreviations." (Professional Safety, February 2002)

L'autore

Richard J. Lewis, Sr., is a chemist with extensive experience in air and industrial pollution measurement, industrial hygiene research, and toxicological and chemical information systems. Formerly Manager of Information Systems for the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Lewis is the author or coauthor of a number of widely used references, including Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (Eighth and Ninth editions), Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace (Second and Third editions), Carcinogenically Active Chemicals, Reproductively Active Chemicals, and Food Additives Handbook.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0471387355
• ISBN 13: 9780471387350
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 1248