Chemical Process Industries: Environmental and Health Risk Calculations

425 Pages·2022·11.663 MB·English

by  Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont

Chemical Process Industries
The rapid growth and expansion of the chemical process industry during the past
century have been accompanied by a simultaneous rise in human health problems
as well as material and property losses because of fires, explosions, hazardous and
toxic spills, equipment failures, other accidents, and business interruptions. Concern
over the potential consequences of emissions of harmful chemicals (along with cata-
strophic accidents) has sparked interest at both the industrial and regulatory levels
in obtaining a better understanding of the potential for environmental health risks in
chemical and related industries. This practical book presents and examines the envi-
ronmental and health risk assessment calculations as they apply to various chemical
process industries.
Chemical Process Industries: Environmental and Health Risk Calculations can be
used as a college text designed to provide new engineers and scientists some compre-
hension of the industries into which they may enter. It also serves as a useful refer-
ence for practitioners and will help them better understand the health risk aspects of
various industrial operations. The chemical process industries employ mechanical,
electrical, and civil engineers and a host of other scientists; these professions should
also benefit from material in this book that applies to their fields of work.

Chemical Process
Industries
Environmental and Health Risk
Calculations
Louis Theodore
R. Ryan Dupont
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Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
Names: Theodore, Louis, author. | Dupont, R. Ryan, author.
Title: Chemical process industries: environmental and health risk calculations /
Louis Theodore, R. Ryan Dupont.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton: CRC Press, [2023] | Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022034549 (print) | LCCN 2022034550 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032041858
(hardback) | ISBN 9781032254883 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003283454 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Chemical industry--Environmental aspects. | Chemical processes--
Environmental aspects. | Environmental health. | Pollution--Risk assessment.
Classification: LCC TD195.C45 T45 2023 (print) | LCC TD195.C45 (ebook) |
DDC 363.738/4--dc23/eng/20221011
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022034549
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022034550
ISBN: 978-1-032-04185-8 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-032-25488-3 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-003-28345-4 (ebk)
DOI: 10.1201/9781003283454
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conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing
that money cannot buy.
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Contents
About the Authors ...................................................................................................xxi
Contributor ...........................................................................................................xxiii
Preface....................................................................................................................xxv
Part I Introduction to Environmental
and Health risk
Chapter 1 Definitions/Glossary of Environmental and Health Risk Terms .........3
1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................3
1.2 Terms and Definitions ...............................................................3
1.3 Illustrative Examples .................................................................7
1.3.1 Illustrative Example 1 ..................................................7
1.3.2 Illustrative Example 2 ..................................................7
1.3.3 Illustrative Example 3 ..................................................7
1.3.4 Illustrative Example 4 ..................................................7
Problems ...............................................................................................8
References ............................................................................................8
Chapter 2 Introduction to Environmental and Health Risk ..................................9
2.1 Introduction ...............................................................................9
2.2 Risk Variables and Categories .................................................10
2.2.1 Risk Variables ............................................................10
2.2.2 Risk Categories ..........................................................11
2.3 Financial Risk ..........................................................................11
2.4 Sports Risk ..............................................................................13
2.5 Environmental and Health Risk Terms ...................................14
2.6 Risk Errors...............................................................................16
2.7 Illustrative Examples ...............................................................18
2.7.1 Illustrative Example 1 ................................................18
2.7.2 Illustrative Example 2 ................................................18
2.7.3 Illustrative Example 3 ................................................19
2.7.4 Illustrative Example 4 ................................................19
Problems .............................................................................................19
References ..........................................................................................20
Chapter 3 Environmental and Health Risk Analysis ..........................................21
3.1 Introduction .............................................................................21
3.2 Health Risk Assessment/Analysis ...........................................23
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