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Document ID (ISN)64083
CIS number 95-696
ISBN(s) 0-8169-0647-5
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Title Dow's chemical exposure index guide
Bibliographic information American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, USA, 1994. 38p. Illus.
Abstract This guide describes the Chemical Exposure Index (CEI) which provides a simple method of rating the relative acute health hazard potential to people in neighbouring plants or communities from possible chemical release incidents. Contents: procedure for CEI calculations; scenarios for estimation of airborne release rates; emergency response and exposure planning guidelines; estimating the amount of material becoming airborne following a release of a gas or liquid; CEI and hazard distance calculation. Example CEI calculations are included.
Descriptors (primary) emergency exposure limits; harmful substances; neighbourhood populations; major hazards; leakage; hazard evaluation
Descriptors (secondary) prediction of concentration; list of chemical substances
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Risk evaluation
Major hazards
Occupational exposure limits