Air emissions from petroleum hydrocarbon fires during controlled burning

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Booher, Lindsay E ^a   Janke, Brian ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency response; fire emissions; hydrocarbon fires; petroleum hydrocarbon; smoke plumes

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; FIRE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLUME DISPERSION;

EID: 0030948288     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012720     Document Type: Article

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