SOCRATES: A computerized toolkit for quantification of the risk from accidental releases of toxic and/or flammable substances

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 500-533

  Papazoglou, Ioannis A ^a   Aneziris, Olga ^a   Bonanos, Gerasimos ^a   Christou, Michalis ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Flammability; Major hazards; Quantified risk assessment (QRA); Toxicity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLAMMABILITY; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; TOXICITY;

COMPLEX TERRAIN DISPERSION; GROUP RISK; INDIVIDUAL RISK; QUANTIFIED RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029748421     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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