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Title:

AEROMETRIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING AT HAZARDOUS SPILL SITES: OVERVIEW OF NEEDS AND RESOURCES

Accession Number:

00377897

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309035163

Abstract:

The last decade has seen a fourfold increase in the number of casualties from transportation incidents involving hazardous materials. Responder groups often cannot manage such incidents effectively because they lack knowledge of the chemicals involved, the peak concentrations present in the atmosphere, or the spatial extent of the hazardous zone. A systematic approach to providing responder groups with appropriate instrumentation needs to be developed. An introduction to the categorization of user needs is presented in terms of four types of constraints: time available for response, nature of the spill and the chemicals involved, responder expertise, and spatial extent of the impacted area. An overview is also provided of the general classes of instrumentation that should be considered. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Transportation and Air Quality. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01418811

Authors:

Dabberdt, Walter F

Editors:

Singer-Bart, Susan

Pagination:

pp 31-36

Publication Date:

1983

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 902
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

62nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1983-1-17 to 1983-1-21

ISBN:

0309035163

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (2) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Requirement; User needs

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 30 1983 12:00AM

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