BOOKS
FIRE CAUSE DETERMINATION, first edition, Fire Protection Publication, IFSTA, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078; 159 pages.
Geared to assist fire fighters in determining where and how a fire initiated. The book presents a descriptive guide toward recognizing an arson fire so that evidence may be documented. Techniques for preparation to testify are discussed.
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND TEST METHODS, Harold Kaplan, Arthur Grand, and Gordon Hartzell; Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., 851 New Holland Ave., Box 3535, Lancaster, PA 17604; 167 pages; $22.00
Based on a research project commissioned by the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., with additional material added, the book provides a review of combustion toxicology; its principles, problems, recent advances, test methods, as well as a discussion of current controversies and trends.
