Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory - Hardcover

Picot, André; Grenouillet, P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471185566 ISBN 13: 9780471185567

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 1996

Synopsis

Chemical and biochemical Laboratories are full of potentially dangerous chemicals and equipment. 'Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory' provides the necessary information needed for working with these chemicals and apparatus to avoid: fires, explosions, toxic fumes, skin burns, poisoning and other hazards. Both authors, André Picot and Philippe Grenouillet, are recognized authorities in the field of lab safety, and their book arrange the information not available in similar publications. It is addressed to members of Chemical Health& Safety as well as working chemists in labs everywhere. Also Lab managers will find the book a useful addition to their bookshelf.

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From the Publisher

This book provides the knowledge to aid in the detection, analysis, and minimization of the safety risks that exist in chemical and biochemical laboratories. Discussions on the creation of a professional laboratory environment and the formation of safety rules demonstrate how to avoid fires, explosions, toxic fumes, skin burns, poisoning, mismanagement of waste chemicals, and other hazards. This book contains information not found elsewhere on the risks associated with laboratory apparatus, including pressured systems, and extensive discussions on the toxic properties of chemicals.

From the Back Cover

Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory André Picot and Philippe Grenouillet Foreword by Nobel laureate, Sir Derek Barton Chemical and biomedical laboratories are full of potentially dangerous chemicals and equipment. Proper dissemination of information concerning chemical substances, as well as the identification of risks involved in handling them, allows increased awareness of danger and permits medical and safety personnel to act more efficiently. Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory provides knowledge that will aid in the analysis, detection, and minimization of safety risks. The authors discuss the task of creating a professional environment and of formulating individual and collective rules to avoid fires, explosions, toxic fumes, skin burns, poisoning, and other hazards. Particular problems presented by some substances are dealt with through illustrations of general techniques and many specific examples. Since mismanagement of stocks and wastes is often a cause of accidents, special attention is given to the treatment of wastes and aged chemicals. The book provides information not found elsewhere on the risks associated with laboratory apparatus, including pressurized systems, and extensive discussion on the toxic properties of chemicals. Safety in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory is not intended as an emergency handbook, but the authors give general rules of conduct in case of mishap, while describing the dangers associated with certain chemical families. This book is for chemists, biochemists, analytical chemists, environmental chemists, and laboratory technicians in chemistry and the chemical industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0471185566
• ISBN 13: 9780471185567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336