Emergency Manual for Environmental Accident Detection and Handling

Author: Sun Lei, Wan Xiaozhuo, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: To meet the practical needs of handling pollution incidents and disputes on-site, this manual selects 300+ commonly used toxic and hazardous chemicals in China that are widely produced, transported, stored, and used, with high frequencies of pollution incidents and severe hazards. It compiles their physicochemical properties, hazards and toxicity, environmental behavior, treatment and disposal methods, especially the latest monitoring and analytical methods and relevant standards. Additionally, it includes related laws and common basic knowledge, providing a comprehensive reference for departments such as environmental protection, metallurgy, chemical industry, petrochemicals, light industry, transportation, public security, and health. This book covers 320 commonly used toxic and hazardous substances, including metals and non-metals, inorganic compounds, pesticides, and organic compounds, divided into four major categories. For each substance, six key items are listed: physicochemical properties, hazards and risks, emergency treatment and disposal methods, environmental monitoring methods, environmental standards, and primary applications. The manual highlights existing domestic and international monitoring and analytical methods and standard limits for common toxic and hazardous pollutants. The data and information used in this book are derived from national standards, industry standards, and research findings from other countries, ensuring accuracy and reliability. A prominent feature of this manual is its practicality. The primary purpose of compiling this book is to facilitate the use of environmental protection, occupational health and safety, safety, accident prevention, and emergency response personnel and management, especially for quick reference during on-site emergency handling of sudden incidents.