Chemical process safety at a crossroads

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Merritt, Carolyn W ^a  

^a 2175 K Street   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROXYLAMINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; TOXIC GAS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPLOSION RISK; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPILLAGE;

EID: 2442517564     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.112-a332     Document Type: Editorial

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