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Operators Prevent Chlorine Disaster at Texas Plant
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
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Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1982.tb00030.x
Subject(s) - chlorine , emergency response , chlorine gas , disaster response , environmental science , engineering , waste management , computer science , emergency management , medical emergency , chemistry , medicine , political science , organic chemistry , law
In Waco, Texas, a serious disaster was avoided by the quick and expert response of two water plant operators to the discovery of a leaking chlorine cylinder. Their emergency procedure is described.