Urben P.G. (ed.)., Pitt M.J. (Compiler). Bretherick’s Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards - Vol. 1

Sixth Ed. - Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. – 2104 p.This compilation has been prepared and revised to give access to a wide and up-to-date selection of documented information to research students, practising chemists, safety officers and others concerned with the safe handling and use of reactive chemicals. This will allow ready assessment of the likely potential for reaction hazards which may be associated with an existing or proposed chemical compound or reaction system.
A secondary, longer-term purpose is to present the information in away which will, as far as possible, bring out the causes of, and interrelationships between, apparently disconnected facts and incidents. This is designed to encourage an increased awareness of potential chemical reactivity hazards in school, college and university teaching laboratories, and to help to dispel the relative ignorance of such matters which is still in evidence in this important area of safety training during the formative years of technical education.Aims of the Handbook
Scope and Source Coverage
General Arrangement
Specific Chemical Entries (Volume 1)
Grouping of Reactants
General Group Entries (Volume 2)
Nomenclature
Cross-reference System
Information Content of Individual EntriesREACTIVE CHEMICAL HAZARDS
Basics
Kinetic Factors
Adiabatic Systems
Reactivity vs. Composition and Structure
Reaction Mixtures
Protective Measures
SPECIFIC CHEMICALS (Elements and compounds arranged in formula order)
Appendixes
Source Title Abbreviations used in Handbook References
Tabulated Fire-related Data
Glossary of Abbreviations and Technical Terms
Index of Chemical Names and Serial Numbers used as Titles in Volume 1
Index of CAS Registry Numbers and Text Serial Numbers