A survey of accidents occurring during the transport of hazardous substances by road and rail

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Oggero, A ^a   Darbra, R M ^a   Munoz M ^a   Planas, E ^a   Casal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hazardous substances; Historical analysis; Land transportation; Major accidents; Rail transportation; Road transportation

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; MAJOR ACCIDENTS; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; ROAD TRANSPORTATION;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

ACCIDENT; EXPLOSION; FIRE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SURVEY; TRANSPORT STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DANGEROUS GOODS; EXPLOSION; FIRE; GAS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; PROFESSIONALISM; RAILWAY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; DATA COLLECTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAILROADS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646184540     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.05.053     Document Type: Article

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