Industrial accidents triggered by flood events: Analysis of past accidents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 501-509

  Cozzani, Valerio ^a   Campedel, Michela ^a   Renni, Elisabetta ^a,b   Krausmann, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flood; Major accident hazard; NaTech accidents; Past accident analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; DAMAGE MODES; EVENT TREES; FLOOD EVENT; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT; KEY ELEMENTS; MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD; MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS; MAJOR-ACCIDENT HAZARDS; NATURAL EVENTS; PAST ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; PROCESS EQUIPMENTS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; WATER IMPACT;

DAMAGE DETECTION; DISASTERS; FLOODS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS;

WATER;

ACCIDENT; DAMAGE; DATABASE; FLOOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DANGEROUS GOODS; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FLOODS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049104786     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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