Emergency planning: Critical evaluation of proposed AEGLs for ammonia

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 134-137

  Michaels, Robert A ^a  

^a RAM TRAC Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; SPECIFICATIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS (AEGL); EMERGENCY PLANNING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0032099686     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680170210     Document Type: Review

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