Document ID (ISN) | 103701 |
CIS number |
04-682 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1262-4055 - Préventique-Sécurité |
Year |
2001 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Seillan H., Repussard J., Cochet Y., Andurand R., Khéliff J., Cérézuelle D., Charbonneau S. |
Title |
Toulouse - Special feature |
Original title |
Toulouse - Les données de la catastrophe [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Nov.-Dec. 2001, No.60, p.4-32. Illus. |
Abstract |
On the 21st of September 2001, a violent explosion occurred in a fertilizer plant in Toulouse, France, causing 21 deaths, hundreds of injuries and serious material damage. This special feature on the disaster consists of a collection of articles covering the following aspects: data on the disaster (details of the industrial site, the product involved, namely ammonium nitrate, damage caused); French and European regulations on nitrate and nitrogen-rich fertilizers; analysis and comments on the plant safety manuals; statements on industrial hazards by politicians; uses and hazards of ammonium nitrate, including short summaries of earlier disasters; changes resulting from this disaster. |
Descriptors (primary) |
France; explosions; fertilizers; ammonium nitrate; disasters; plant safety organization; fertilizer industry; major hazards |
Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; case study; handling and storage; responsibilities; explosion hazards; accident descriptions; industrial buildings |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Major hazards Explosions Chemical industry Inorganic substances Agricultural chemicals
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