Assessment of the thermal and toxic effects of chemical and pesticide pool fires based on experimental data obtained using the Tewarson apparatus

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 154-164

  Costa, C ^a   Treand, G ^a   Moineault, F ^a   Gustin, J L ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical yield; Combustion data; Combustion efficiency; Pool fires; Tewarson apparatus

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CALORIMETERS; COMBUSTION; HEAT CONVECTION; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

PESTICIDE POOL FIRES;

FIRE HAZARDS;

EID: 0032671219     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758299529974     Document Type: Article

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