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Prevention and control of accidental releases of hazardous materials in PV facilities
Author(s) -
Fthenakis Vasilis M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199803/04)6:2<91::aid-pip213>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - flammable liquid , hazardous waste , safer , accidental , scrubber , waste management , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , computer security , computer science , physics , acoustics
This paper reviews the approaches to preventing and mitigating accidental releases of toxic and flammable gases in photovoltaic R&D and manufacturing facilities. The prevention options are related to safer technologies, processes and materials, safer use of material, preventing accident‐initiating events, preventing or minimizing releases and preventing human exposures. The mitigation options include secondary confinement, emergency scrubbers and adsorption units. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.