Chemical risk assessment for storage of hazardous materials in the context of and Use Planning.
Journal Title: Advances in Environmental Sciences - International Journal of the Bioflux Society - Year 2010, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Historical technological accidents caused in numerous occasions the major environmental pollution and the loss of many human lives. Lessons learned from these accidents contributed significantly to the development of technological safety in two ways: technological and legislative. After three years from the adherence of Romania to EU, a coherent legislation for land-use planning is still missing in the context of Article 12 of Seveso Directive. Nowadays there are more than 200 Seveso-type economical operators in Romania, most of them with major risk, located close to areas highly vulnerable for population or environment. The elaboration of risk assessment studies for the technological accidents prevention, land-use planning and emergency planning is necessary and essential for these sites. Based on these studies the population can be informed, instructed and prepared for accidents, thus saving many lives. In this paper the development of a risk assessment methodology for land-use and emergency planning is proposed for Seveso-type sites, where large quantities of dangerous, explosive, flammable or toxic substances are stored, handled or processed. Three case studies were considered while elaborating this methodology. These case studies include technological accident scenarios for the storage of common hazardous substances: propane, chlorine and ammonium nitrate. Several methodologies applied in the EU member states were approached and the proposed ethodology is based on the results of this research.
Authors and Affiliations
Zoltan Torok, Alexandru Ozunu
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