The Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology |
Contributors |
Preface |
Part 1 - Hazardous Material Programs |
Chapter 1 |
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Preparedness For and Response to Accidental Marine Pollution—A Regional Perspective |
Chapter 2 |
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Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level |
Chapter 3 |
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Response Options for Accidents and Spills of Hazardous Materials in France |
Chapter 4 |
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Hazardous Materials Emergencies in New Zealand |
Chapter 5 |
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Chemtrec (The Chemical Transportation Emergency Center) |
Chapter 6 |
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SQAS—Safety and Quality Assessment Systems for the Transport/Storage/Handling of Chemicals |
Chapter 7 |
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Regulations for Transporting Hazardous Materials in France |
Chapter 8 |
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International Chemical Environment (ICE)—Emergency Response |
Part 2 - Nuclear Emergencies |
Chapter 9 |
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Response to Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies |
Part 3 - Risk Assessment |
Chapter 10 |
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Risk Assessment and Management with a Focus on Releases of Hazardous Materials |
Chapter 11 |
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Liability in Emergency Management |
Chapter 12 |
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Risk-Based Concept for the Safety Assessment of Handling of Ammunition and Explosives by Swiss Forces and Administration |
Part 4 - Spill Countermeasures |
Chapter 13 |
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Containment and Confinement of Hazardous Chemical Spills |
Chapter 14 |
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Cleanup of Chemical Spills Using Air Sparging |
Chapter 15 |
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Sorbents for Chemical Spill Treatment |
Chapter 16 |
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Analysis of Hazardous Materials using Equipment in Vehicle-Portable (Level 3) Spill Response Vehicles |
Part 5 - Spill Modeling |
Chapter 17 |
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Practical Uses of Air Plume Modeling in Chemical Emergencies |
Chapter 18 |
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Spreading of Cold Dense Clouds |
Chapter 19 |
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Evaluation Methodologies for Dense Gas Dispersion Models |
Chapter 20 |
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Modeling Oil Spills on River Systems—Evaluation of Aqueous Concentrations |
Chapter 21 |
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Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVEs)—The Causes and Consequences—Recent Evidence |
Chapter 22 |
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Modeling and Understanding BLEVEs |
Chapter 23 |
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U.S. DOE Hazmat Spill Center Database |
Chapter 24 |
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Fugacity Modeling to Predict Long-Term Environmental Fate of Chemicals from Hazardous Spills |
Chapter 25 |
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Contaminant Concentration Fluctuations |
Chapter 26 |
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Debris Hazard from Accidental Explosions in Underground Storage Facilities—A Case Study on Modeling of Debris Throw |
Chapter 27 |
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Modeling Atmospheric Dispersion of Heavier-Than-Air Clouds Containing Aerosol |
Part 6 - Disposal |
Chapter 28 |
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Disposal of Waste |
Chapter 29 |
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Disposal of Small-Scale Spills |
Part 7 - Safety |
Chapter 30 |
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Review of Personal Protective Equipment for Spill Situations |
Chapter 31 |
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Risk Communication of Chemical Accidents |
Part 8 - Perspectives on Specific Chemicals |
Chapter 32 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Ammonia |
Chapter 33 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Chlorine |
Chapter 34 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) |
Chapter 35 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Sulfuric Acid |
Chapter 36 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) |
Chapter 37 |
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Sulfur Trioxide and Oleum |
Chapter 38 |
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Perspectives on Specific Substances—Pentachlorophenol |
Chapter 39 |
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Sodium Cyanide—Properties, Toxicity, Uses and Environmental Impacts |
Part 9 - Case Histories |
Chapter 40 |
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Long-Range Consequences of a Major Ammonia Accident at Ionava, Lithuania, in 1989 |
Chapter 41 |
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Historical Analysis of Natural Gas Accidents |
Chapter 42 |
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Flixborough—The Disaster and its Aftermath |
Chapter 43 |
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Chemical Spills At Sea—Case Studies |
Part 10 - Chemical Spill Data |
Chapter 44 |
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Development of a Chemical Spill Priority List for Environment Canada |
Chapter 45 |
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Searching for Information on Chemical Products on the Internet |
