Estimation and evaluation of exposures from a large sulfur fire in South Africa

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 316-333

  Batterman, Stuart A ^a   Cairncross, Eugene ^b   Huang, Yu Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dispersion modeling; Emergency response; Exposure; Fire; Hazardous materials; Inhalation; Respiratory system; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACCIDENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032756178     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3990     Document Type: Article

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