Manufactured gas plants-processes, historical development, and key issues in insurance coverage disputes

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-173

  Murphy, Brian L ^a   Sparacio, Taryn ^a   Shields, Walter J ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance litigation; Manufactured gas plant; MGP; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Tar

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844509942     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920590952847     Document Type: Review

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