Managing Hazardous Materials - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0971922500 ISBN 13: 9780971922501

Publisher: Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, 2002

Synopsis

Hazardous materials management is a complex discipline which requires not only familiarity with chemical, physical and biological hazards, but also careful consideration of the legal, financial, organizational and moral implications.

This unique work reflects both the breadth and the unity of the discipline. It is written by experienced hazardous materials managers who make the field accessible to persons with basic training in college chemistry and mathematics.

This is a text that will help shape the discipline for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack E. Leonard, Ph.D., CHMM, Senior Editor, is President of the Environmental Management Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Institute, an affiliate of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is dedicated to enabling individuals and organizations to properly manage hazardous materials. Dr. Leonard received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Harvard University and his doctorate in chemistry and biology from California Institute of Technology.

Gary D. Robinson, Ph.D., CHMM, Associate Editor, is Senior Industrial Manager at URS Corporation in Buffalo, New York. URS Corporation is involved in a wide range of planning, design, program, and construction management services for transportation, hazardous waste, petrochemical, wastewater, and industrial processing activities. Dr. Robinson holds a bachelor's degree in limnology and a master's degree in resource development from Michigan State University, an MBA from Wayne State, and a doctorate in international business from Kennedy Western University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Institute of Hazardous Materials Management
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971922500
• ISBN 13: 9780971922501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 720
• Editor: Jack E. Leonard