A simplified approach to evaluate human and aquatic exposure to a chemical spilled in a river

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 193, Issue , 2011, Pages 225-232

  McCready, David ^a   Williams, James B ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilution; Hazard assessment; Health advisory; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS; AQUATIC EXPOSURE; ARRIVAL TIME; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL SPILL; DILUTION MODELS; EXCEL SPREADSHEETS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LONG-TRAVEL; MODEL INPUTS; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REMOVAL PROCESS;

DILUTION; HAZARDS; MODELS; OIL SPILLS; RIVERS; SPREADSHEETS;

RATING;

RIVER WATER;

DILUTION; EPISODIC EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RIVER; RIVER DILUTION MODEL; SPILLAGE; TIME; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

ACCIDENTS; HUMANS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 80053287980     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.052     Document Type: Article

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