Question 11

Describe an incident (fire, spill, explosion, etc) you have experienced (or research one on the Internet, professional journal, or scientific magazine article) that involved a polymeric or explosive material(s) and required mitigation.  Please do not use the instances supplied in the textbook unless you intend to provide a lot more detail than what is included in the book.   The following items must be addressed:

A)    Describe the incident and identify the polymeric or explosive material(s) involved;
B)    Discuss the chemical interactions of the material(s) involved in this incident or hazardous properties relevant to the incident;
C)    Discuss the mitigation required or implemented.