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Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing. 2nd ed. By Kristin Forsberg and S. Z. Mansdorf. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 115 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003. 1993. ISBN 0-44-012-15-2. 99 pp.
If I had to travel to perform an industrial hygiene assessment and could only take two books with me, this along with the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist's threshold limit value (TLV(R)) book would be the two I would choose. This small spiral book is a powerhouse of knowledge on how to select protective clothing. The organization is as good as its content, making it a pleasure to use.
This is the second edition, and for those who have the first, I recommend you buy this version. One hundred and eighty new chemicals have been added, and this edition now has recommendations for over 500 chemicals. The book is divided into five sections. The introduction explains where the information came from and how to use the book. The second section contains an explanation...