Robert A. Burke - Applied Chemistry and Physics

The Science of Hazardous Materials

Hazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials,
Five-Volume Set
9781138316072

Volume One - Chronicles of Incidents and Response
9781138316096

Volume Two - Standard of Care and Hazmat Planning
9781138316768

Volume Three - Applied Chemistry and Physics
9781138316522

Volume Four - Common Sense Emergency Response
9781138316782

Volume Five - Hazmat Team Spotlight
9781138316812

Robert A. Burke

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Dedication

Volume Three

For Jan David Kuczma, Sr.

Jan Kuczma was my first instructor at the National Fire
Academy (NFA) in 1981 for Hazmat 1, which is now called
Chemistry for Emergency Response. Jan and I clicked and
became friends and, more important, a mentor for me. When I
became an instructor for Chemistry for Emergency Response, I
saw Jan at the NFA on numerous occasions during the 1990s.
Jan was the one who encouraged me to write my first book,
Hazmat Chemistry for Emergency Responders. Later he
told me that I should not be a one-book author. So, to date I