Industrial accidents triggered by natural hazards: an emerging risk issue
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Industrial accidents triggered by natural hazards: an emerging risk issue
The threat of natural hazards impacting chemical facilities and infrastructures with the subsequent release of hazardous substances has been recognised as an emerging risk which is likely to be exacerbated by the ongoing climate change. Within the European FP7 project iNTeg-Risk, efforts are dedicated to address the problem of Natech accidents by trying to understand their underlying causes and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1684-9981
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-921-2011