Polymerization is a chemical reaction in which one or more small molecules combine to form larger molecules. A hazardous polymerization is a reaction that takes place at such a rapid rate that large amounts of energy are released. If hazardous polymeriz. - Close This Window -.
Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,588 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County (north of Frederick, Maryland, the county seat), approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15. It is very close to Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park, which contains the presidential retreat of Camp David.
Over 60 mountain ranges and hills adorn Maryland. In sharp contrast to the regions surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, which rest at and below sea level, these mountains rise thousands of feet above. Located in its western counties, the mountains of Maryland add to the geologic, geographic and historic diversity of the State. Hiker in Catoctin Mountain National Park, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, April 2004. Photo by Elizabeth W. Newell. Located along the western boundaries of the early colonies, many of the Stateâs mountains and hills are named after explorers, settlers, or surveyors.