West Fertilizer Company Fire and Explosion Investigation Report

CSU West Fertilizer Company Fire and Explosion Investigation Report Review

Toxicological Profile of Household Chemicals

Identify the top 8-10 chemicals in your household used for cleaning or for a hobby you might have. Differentiate these chemicals into different chemical classes to include organic and inorganic, and perform a review of the toxicological risk that they pose to you or your family. Be sure to address the following items for each chemical in your presentation:

• Predict the potential chemical and physical properties and how this chemical could react with other chemicals in your household.
• Describe how intermolecular forces can influence the physical properties of each chemical.
• For each chemical, determine if the chemical is in a gaseous form.
• Correlate the exposure to chemicals with toxicological applications (e.g., is it toxic when inhaled, does it absorb through the skin, etc.).

Your presentation should be a minimum of 12 slides, not counting the title slide and the reference slide. You should have a minimum of one reference, which can be your textbook.

West Fertilizer Company Fire and Explosion Investigation Report Review

Access the West Fertilizer Company Fire and Explosion Investigation Report . Review the key components of the investigation report (Note: you are not expected to read the entire report. Review only what is needed to complete the case study. Refer to your required reading assignment for specific sections.) Write a minimum of two pages analyzing the following key concepts:

• Identify hazardous chemicals that could have caused the explosion.
• Determine what type of chemical reaction took place, and identify if it was exothermic or endothermic in nature and if it was a precipitation, acid/base, or oxidation/reduction event.
• Explain what measurement technique could be used to quantify the airborne hazard after the chemical reaction took place.