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Methodological aspects for modeling the environmental risk of transporting hazardous materials by road
(2016-05-01)
The main objective of this paper is to establish the procedures necessary to the development of a model for the environmental risk assessment of accidents involving Transporting Hazardous Materials by Road (THMR). Quantifying ...
Hazard, vulnerability and coastal erosion risk assessment in Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Springer, 2016-10)
This contribution determines the coastal erosion risk of Necochea and Quequén cities, Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). Both risk components, hazard and vulnerability, were assessed by the construction ...
Preliminary re-evaluation of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Chile: from Arica to Taitao Peninsula
(Copernicus, 2009)
. Chile is one of the most seismically active countries in the world; indeed, having witnessed very large earthquakes associated with high horizontal peak ground accelerations, the use of probabilistic hazard assessment ...
Occurrence, effects and environmental risk of antifouling biocides (EU PT21): Are marine ecosystems threatened?
(2021-01-01)
This review presents a comprehensive compilation of toxicological and environmental data, further used to assess the ecological risk (ERA) of the 11 EU approved antifouling biocides (PT21). Diuron, chlorothalonil, DCOIT, ...
Residuos hospitalarios peligrosos en un centro de alta complejidad
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2007-07)
An inadequate management of hospital waste, that
have toxic, infectious and chemical wastes, is a risk factor for humans and environment. Aim: To
identify, quantify and assess the risk associated to the management of ...
From leaves to landscape: A multiscale approach to assess fire hazard in wildland-urban interface areas
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2016-12)
The overlapping zone between urbanization and wildland vegetation, known as the wildland urban interface (WUI), is often at high risk of wildfire. Human activities increase the likelihood of wildfires, which can have ...