Organic liquids storage tanks volatile organic compounds (VOCS) emissions, dispersion and risk assessment in developing countries: The case of Dar-es-Salaam City, Tanzania

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 363-382

  Jackson, Msafiri M ^a  

^a ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Atmospheric emissions; Benzene; Dispersion; Organic liquids; Risk; Toluene; Volatile organic compounds; Waste minimization; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; EXTERNALLY FLOATING ROOF TANKS; INTERNALLY FLOATING ROOF TANKS; ORGANIC LIQUIDS;

BENZENE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OIL TANKS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE; TOXIC MATERIALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

BENZENE; HEXANE; PETROLEUM; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISPERSION; EMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORAGE TANK; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANCER RISK; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIELD EMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPILLAGE; TANZANIA; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BENZENE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TANZANIA; TOLUENE; VOLATILIZATION; XYLENES;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33745146216     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-7573-x     Document Type: Article

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