Visualization and Risk Estimation of Harmful Substances Leakage Based on Aloha Code
Keywords:
Chemical accidents, ALOHA, Risk analysis, Health risk, SerbiaAbstract
Air pollution caused by leakage of dangerous chemicals is a serious threat to the living world and the environment. Simulation of leakage to predict polution consequences has become an important method in the field of environmental protection. In this study, two registered accidents of chemical leakage occurred on the territory of the Republic of Serbia were analysed. One accident was leakage of hydrochloric acid and another accident was leakage of ammonia. The areal location of hazardous atmospheres (ALOHA) models have been chosen together with accurate data of geographic location and meteorological conditions for simulation and evaluation the effects of harmful evaporation on the surroundings. Additional analyzes of the same accidents were made under various meteorological conditions and a comparison of results was made. The simulation confirmed that the degree of pollution was largely dependent on the type of chemical pollutants and then on their release in the given meteorological and geographical conditions.References
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Beheshti, MH. Dehghan, SF., Hajizadeh, R., Jafari, S.M., Koohpaei, A., (2018). Modelling the Consequences of Explosion, Fire and Gas Leakage in Domestic Cylinders Containing LPG. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, vol.8(1):83-88.
Hanna, S.R., Briggs, G.A., Rayford, P., Hosker, J., (1982). Handbook on Atmospheric Diffusion. Virginia: Technical Information Center U.S. Department of Energy.
Harvey, D., (2003). Modern Analitycal Chemistry. NY: McGraw Hill
"HIP-AZOTARA" d.o.o. Pančevo, Safety Data Sheet - Ammonia (2016), http://hip-azotara.rs/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/amonijak-sr.pdf
Jaćimovski, S., Lamovec, J., Ilijazi, V., Miladinović, S. (2018). Modelling Spatial Distributions of Air Pollution Caused by Chemical Accidents. 26th International Conference Ecological Truth and Environmental Research, 164-169.
Lazarević, N. (2012). Računarska vizuelizacija disperzije vazdušnih polutanata. Magistarska teza. Podgorica: Univerzitet Crne Gore - Elektrotehnički fakultet.
Lazaridis, M., (2011). First principles of Meteorology and Air Pollutant. NY: Springer.
RHMZ 2009, Republic Hydrometeorogical Institute of Serbia,
http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/podaci/meteo_godisnjaci/Meteoroloski%20godisnjak%201%20-%20klimatoloski%20podaci%20-%202009.pdf
RollingCo, Safety Data Sheet, Hydrochloric acid 31-33%, UN (CLP/GHS) (2015), http://www.rolling-co.rs/visokokvalitetne-hemikalije/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MSDS-HCl.pdf
Salam, H.A.A., (2013), Prediction of pollutants emissions dispersion of phosphate fertilizers production facility, IJRET 02(11) 306-311.
Thoman, D.C., O'Kula, K.R., Laul, J.C., Davis, M.W., Knecht, K.D., (2006), Comparison of ALOHA and EPIcode for Safety Analysis Applications, J.Chem.Health Saf., 13(6):20-33.
Tseng, J.M., Su, T.S., Kuo, C.Y., (2012), Consequence evaluation of toxic chemical releases by ALOHA. Procedia Engineering 45: 384-389.
Zannetti, P. (1990), Air Pollution Modeling: Theories, Computational Methods and Available Software. New York: Springer Science+Business Media.
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2020-07-14
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Innovative Techniques and Equipment in Forensic Engineering
