The use of water sprays for mitigating chlorine gaseous releases escaping from a storage shed

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-269

  Dimbour, J P ^a   Dandrieux, A ^a   Gilbert, D ^b   Dusserre, G ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b Ministere de lEcologie et du Developpement Durable France   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Field tests; Mitigation; Storage sheds; Water sprays

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; SPRAYING; WATER; WIND;

WATER SPRAYS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CHLORINE;

EID: 0038713594     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(03)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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