Hazardous materials release resulting from home production of biodiesel - Colorado, May 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 1227-1228

  Killip, K ^a   Kelley, C ^b   Howell, S ^c   Horton, D K ^d   Orr, M ^d  

^a Parker Fire Protection District ^*  (United States)

^b Colorado Dept of Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^c National Biodiesel Board   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; FIRE; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; FIRES; GASOLINE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS;

EID: 33751329921     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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2. US Department of Energy. Alternative fuels, biodiesel. Golden, CO: US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; 2006. Available at http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/biodiesel.html.
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