HAZDIG: A new software package for assessing the risks of accidental release of toxic chemicals

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-181

  Khan, Faisal I ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a Ctr Poll Contr Ener Technol   (India)

Author keywords

Consequence analysis; Dispersion of gases; Hazard assessment; Industrial accidents

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISPERSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE HAZARDOUS DISPERSION OF GASES (HAZDIG); TOXIC CHEMICAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033096739     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(97)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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