Airborne releases from fires involving chemical waste - A multidisciplinary case study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 57, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 259-275

  Rasmussen, Birgitte ^a   Duijm, Nijs Jan ^a   Markert, Frank ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical fires; Combustion; Consequence assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FIRES; CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENT; TUBULAR FURNACE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL WASTES; COMBUSTION; FIRES; FURNACES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL PLUMES;

EFFLUENTS;

COMBUSTION; FIRE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WASTE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; FURNACE; PLUME;

EID: 0031913567     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(97)00096-4     Document Type: Article

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