Chemical Process Industries by Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont - 9781032041858

CRC Press

Chemical Process IndustriesEnvironmental and Health Risk Calculations\nAuthor(s): Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032041858, 978-1032041858\nSynopsis\nThe rapid growth and expansion of the chemical process industry during the past century have been accompanied by a simultaneous rise in human health problems as well as material and property losses because of fires, explosions, hazardous and toxic spills, equipment failures, other accidents, and business interruptions. Concern over the potential consequences of emissions of harmful chemicals (along with catastrophic accidents) has sparked interest at both the industrial and regulatory levels in obtaining a better understanding of the potential for environmental health risks in chemical and related industries. This practical book presents and examines the environmental and health risk assessment calculations as they apply to various c.