Preliminary gas hazard evaluation in Greece

Natural Hazards

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1987-2004

  D'Alessandro, Walter ^a   Kyriakopoulos, Konstantinos ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gas chemistry; Gas manifestations; Geogenic gas risk; Greece

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FUMAROLE; GEODYNAMICS; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; MORTALITY; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL HAZARD;

GREECE;

EID: 84888637459     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0789-5     Document Type: Article

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