Books with title Hazmat

In Hazmat: Disposing Toxic Materials, young readers will learn what it takes to be a part of the team that is responsible for cleaning up hazardous materials. Featuring 32 pages of real-life photographs, a glossary, websites to visit, and more, this title offers readers an in-depth look at the training, techniques, and equipment these brave men and women use on a daily basis.With vivid photos and engaging text, the titles in the Emergency Response series offer high-interest topics for students in grades 4–8. Readers will understand the dedication, expertise, and risks undertaken by the brave individuals who protect our U.S. citizens at home. Readers will discover the historical aspects of each job through timelines and gain reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.

Every day, people are faced with critical, life-threatening situations - in times of trouble, who can help? In this title, readers will get to know the hazmat technicians who arrive on the scene of a toxic threat. Chapters highlight the nine classes of hazardous materials as well as the training, tools, and knowledge hazmat technicians need to save lives and property due to a nuclear radiation emergency, a chemical spill, or a contaminated area. An interview with a real-life hazmat professional provides insight into what makes the worst days bring out their best. From the research team to the decontamination team, the stories of these Emergency Workers will keep young readers on the edge of their seats. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Hazmat teams are responsible for cleaning up hazardous materials. Dressed in body-covering suits with hoods and visors, they protect us from liquids or gases that are harmful to people or the environment. Learn about the training, techniques, and equipment these brave men and women use, as well as when the first hazmat teams were formed and who the individuals that work on a hazmat team are. Different, real-life examples of actual hazmat clean-up missions are also discussed. This book will allow students to determine a central idea of a text and analyze itsdevelopment over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.