Chlorine truck attack consequences and mitigation

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1243-1259

  Barrett, Anthony Michael ^a   Adams, Peter J ^b  

^a ABS CONSULTING   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine release; Consequence analysis; Emergency response; Terrorist attack

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CLOUDS; AIR EXCHANGES; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY CLASS; CHEMICAL SOURCES; CHLORINE RELEASE; CLASS-F; CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; CRYOGENIC STORAGE; DEFENSE RESPONSE; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; INTEGRATED MODELING SYSTEM; RESPONSE MODEL; RESPONSE SPEED; SECURITY BARRIERS; TERRORIST ATTACKS; URBAN AREAS; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERICS; CRYOGENICS; TANK TRUCKS;

CHLORINE;

CHLORINE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHLORINE; CRYOGENIC FLUID; DISPERSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRORISM; URBAN AREA; WIND VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CHLORINE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80051671352     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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