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Accidental Releases Of Hazardous Materials And Relevance To Terrorist Threats At Industrial Facilities, Laura J. Steinberg, Nicholas Santella
Accidental Releases Of Hazardous Materials And Relevance To Terrorist Threats At Industrial Facilities, Laura J. Steinberg, Nicholas Santella
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hazardous material releases, some with serious consequences, are a common occurrence in the U.S. Of late, the hazards posed by releases caused by terrorist attacks or natural disasters have been of particular concern. Although terrorism directed at hazardous material handling industries within the U.S. has not yet resulted in a significant incident, there is much recent experience with serious accidental releases resulting from natural disasters. Case studies are developed from a number of recent natural disasters and severe weather events that resulted in large releases of hazardous materials. These case studies are used to illustrate parallels between the risks posed …