Transport of Dangerous Goods: Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack
In: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security Ser.
Intro -- Transport of Dangerous Goods -- Foreword -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Dangerous Goods Transportation and Biophysical Vulnerability: The Contribution of GIS and Simulation Softwares -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road: A General Framework -- 1.3 TDG Road Accidents and Associated Phenomena -- 1.4 The Hazards Arising from a TDG Accident -- 1.4.1 Explosions -- 1.4.1.1 The BLEVE Explosion -- 1.4.1.2 The UVCE Explosion -- 1.4.2 Toxic Atmospheric Releases -- 1.4.2.1 The Source of the Release -- 1.4.2.2 The Weather -- 1.4.2.3 The Immediate Environment -- 1.5 The Concept of Vulnerability -- 1.6 Biophysical Vulnerability Thresholds -- 1.6.1 Vulnerability Thresholds: Temperature -- 1.6.2 Vulnerability Thresholds: Overpressure -- 1.6.3 Vulnerability Thresholds: Toxic Substances -- 1.6.3.1 Ethylene Oxide -- 1.7 Case Study of a Vulnerable Area: Nice - Imperia - Savona -- 1.7.1 Savona -- 1.7.2 Imperia -- 1.7.3 Alpes-Maritimes -- 1.7.4 Traffic Flows -- 1.8 A Proposed Model for Damage Estimation -- 1.8.1 The Damage Estimation Model -- 1.8.2 Simulation of the Atmospheric Dispersion of a Toxic Substance in the City of Nice -- 1.8.2.1 General Approach to Toxic Waste Simulation -- 1.8.2.2 Crisis Management: Assets Exposed to Instantaneous Air Releases of Ethylene Oxide -- 1.8.3 Simulation of a BLEVE and UCVE-Type Explosion in Savona -- 1.8.3.1 The BLEVE Scenario -- 1.8.3.2 The UCVE Scenario -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Legislative Context and Governance Principles for Dangerous Goods Transportation (DGT) Integrated Risk Management -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Current Regulatory Context -- 2.2.1 Spotting - Placarding - Marking -- 2.2.2 Limitations of the Current Legislation -- 2.2.3 Tracking and Tracing -- 2.3 Transportation of Dangerous Goods Based on GNSS -- 2.4 The Future in an Increasing 'ITS' Environment.