Written by a hazardous materials consultant with over 40 years of experience in emergency services, the five-volumeHazmatology: The Science of Hazardous Materials, suggests a new approach dealing with the most common aspects of hazardous materials, containers, and the affected environment. It focuses on innovations in decontamination, monitoring instruments, personal protective equipment in a scientific way utilizing common sense, and takes a risk-benefit approach to hazardous material response. This set provides the reader with a hazardous materials "Tool Box" and a guide for learning which tools to use under what circumstances. Volume Five, Hazmat Team Spotlight , covers hazardous materials teams across the United States. Levels of response vary between urban and rural areas as do resources. This volume covers the history, vehicles, types of response, equipment and resources, as procedures and innovations across different teams nationwide. FEATURESPresents geographical and historical background of department and hazmatIncludes department organization and resourcesProvides an exploration of selected specific department case studies nation wideOutlines basic operation proceduresHighlights resources, training and hazmat exposures both transportation and fixed | Hazmat Team Spotlight by Robert A. Burke, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters