Journal of Hazardous Materials 1984 Volume 8 №03

Elsevier. Amsterdam-London-New York-Oxford-Paris-Shannon-Tokyo
Environmental control technology, risk assessment, impact and managementThe Journal of Hazardous Materials publishers full length research papers, reviews, project reports, case studies and short communications which improve our understanding of the hazards and risks certain materials pose to people and the environment or deal with ways of controlling the hazards and associated risks. To limit the scope the following areas are excluded: work place health& safety, drugs, and nuclear related topics. The Journal is published in two parts:
Part A: Risk Assessment and Management
Part B: Environmental Technologies199-203
The auto-ignition temperature of methane Original Research Article
C. Robinson, D.B. Smith205-221
Prediction of propane cloud dispersion by a wind-tunnel-data calibrated box modelOriginal Research Article
R.N. Meroney, A. Lohmeyer223-238
Dust explosion protection — a comparative study of selected methods for sizing explosion relief ventsOriginal Research Article
P. Field239-249
Chemical disaster preparedness at the local community levelOriginal Research Article
E.L. Quarantelli251-259
Maximum explosion pressure in flameproof enclosures: The effects of the vessel and the ambient temperatureOriginal Research Article
H. Phillips261-270
The maximum experimental safe gap: The effects of oxygen enrichment and the influence of reaction kineticsOriginal Research Article
G.A. Lunn271-278
The maximum experimental safe gap: Comparison of results from 8-litre and 20-cm3 explosion vesselsOriginal Research Article
P. Dickie, G.A. Lunn279-282
Letters to the editor283
Destruction and disposal of PCBs by thermal and non-thermal methods : by D.G. Ackerman, L.L. Scinto, P.S. Bakshi, R.G. Deumyea, R.J. Johnson, G. Richard, A.M. Takata and E.M. Sworzyn, Noyes Data Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ, 1983, 417 p., $48.00.
Gary F. Bennett283-285
Safety and accident prevention in chemical operations : 2nd edn., by H.H. Fawcett and W.S. Wood, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, 1982, 910 p., $80.00.
Gary F. Bennett285-286
Chemical hazards to human reproduction : by I.C.T. Nisbet and N.J. Karch, Noyes Data Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ, February 1983, 245 p., $28.00.
Gary F. Bennett286-287
Land treatment of hazardous wastes : by J.F. Parr, P.B. Marsh and J.M. Kla (Eds.), Noyes Data Corporation, Park Ridge, NJ, February 1983, 422 p., $45.00.
Gary F. Bennett287
Introduction to safety in the chemical laboratory : by N.T. Freeman and J. Whitehead, Academic Press, London, 1982, 244 p., £16.00 ($29.00).
Gary F. Bennett288-289
Individual civil and criminal liability for environmental damage : by L.J. Zimmerman and E.H. Drews, prepared for the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Corporation, Hartford, CO, by the Radian Corporation, 1982, 317 p.
Gary F. Bennett289-290
Major technological risk : by P. Lagadec, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1982, 516 p., £30.00, U.S. $60.00.
G.A. Irwin290-291
Handbook of carcinogens and hazardous substances: Chemical and trace analysis : by Malcolm C. Bowman (Ed.), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York and Basel, 1982, 750 p.
H.H. Fawcett291-292
The scientific management of hazardous wastes : by C.B. Cope, W.H. Fuller and S.L. Willetts, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983, ISBN: 0-521-251001, 480 p. incl. index, £35.00.
J.E. Kitchin293
Dealing with asbestos in the industrial environment, Arlington, VA, U.S.A., March 27–28, 1984293
Fourth symposium on hazardous and industrial solid waste testing, Arlington, VA, U.S.A., May 2–4, 1984293
2nd international symposium on operating European hazardous (Chemical) waste management facilities, Odense, Denmark, September 11–14, 1984