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Assessment of Transportation Risks in a Complex Area

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Quantitative Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transport Systems

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There are new trends in the chemical industry to manufacture dangerous products at the site of utilization or, when possible, to modify the synthesis method in such a way as to avoid the use of hazardous substances. Integrated concepts are developed, that provide for the minimization of hazardous wastes through reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery at source, as well as addressing treatment and disposal of material not managed at the source. Historically, the siting of hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities has been and is still a difficult undertaking, raising public fear. The transport and distribution of hazardous substances, such as petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gases, ammonia, chlorine gas, pesticides, chemicals/petrochemicals and radioactive materials, inevitably involve the potential for incidents and accidents which may result in death or injury to people, property damage or damage to the biophysical environment through the effects of fire, explosion or toxicity. An increasing number of transportation accidents involving hazardous substances have occurred worldwide. Such accidents with their resultant effects on people and the environment have increased awareness in government, industry and the community and resulted to think again of the risk assessment process applied to transportation of hazardous substances. In that context, it is now recognized that the safety planning of transportation routes, accounting for the type and nature of surrounding land uses, is an integral component of the safety management of hazardous substances transportation.

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    Michel Nicolet-Monnier

  2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland

    Adrian V. Gheorghe

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Nicolet-Monnier, M., Gheorghe, A.V. (1996). Assessment of Transportation Risks in a Complex Area. In: Quantitative Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transport Systems. Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2821-8_2

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