These essays must be at least 200 words in length. Each essay must include at a minimum an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Each essay requires at least 2 references: The textbook (Course book: Meyer, E. (2010). Chemistry of hazardous materials. Upper Saddle River, N.J:  Pearson. http://sdrv.ms/18Ghqq6  current chapter is Chapter 14-15) and one outside source must be used as source material for the response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA Format.

  MEYER, E. (2010). Chemistry of hazardous materials. (5

 ed., pp. xxx-xxx). UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ: 

  PEARSON

Question 1 

Identify and discuss
three key features associated with the combustion of polymeric materials or
compounds that are relevant to the safety and health of an EH&S or a FS
professional responding to an incident involving these materials.

Question 2 

Air monitoring
provides the following contaminant concentrations at the approximate center of
a fire scene in which acres of automobile tires are burning: Carbon monoxide @
1700 ppm; Carbon dioxide @ 7000 ppm; and Sulfur dioxide @ 600 ppm. Ignoring
synergistic effects between these gases, which individual concentrations are
considered life-threatening to the EH&S or FS professional responding to
the scene? What combustion products are produced when materials made from
polyacrylonitrile smolder and burn? What combination of properties is
responsible for the selection of trinitrotoluene as a military explosive?