A comprehensive risk assessment framework for offsite transportation of inflammable hazardous waste

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 227-228, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-96

  Das, Arup ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Mazumder, T N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Accident index; Morbidity; Mortality; Risk assessment; Volatile cloud explosion

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE; DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; HAZARDOUS WASTES; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTI-ENERGY MODELS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; VOLATILE WASTES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

VOLATILE AGENT;

ACCIDENT; DISABILITY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; INJURY; LIABILITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXPLOSION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INFLAMMABLE HAZARDOUS WASTE; INJURY SEVERITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OFFSITE TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION RISK; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VOLATILE CLOUD EXPLOSION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

CALCUTTA; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 84862698480     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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