The applications of chlorine have been broadly used in many industrial products, such as bleaching agents, synthetic rubbers, plastics, disinfectants, iron chlorides, fire refractory materials, insecticides, and anti-freezers, etc. According to the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (TEPA), more than 30 thousand tons were used in the year 2000. In addition, there were more than 12 reported incidents from 2000 to 2003—mostly on using chlorine as disinfectants (five) and as process agents (four).
This study investigated 15 chlorine operation plants in central Taiwan. These chlorine usages included bleaching agents, disinfectants, iron chloride, synthesizing rubber plastics, and others. Thirteen plants were located in the industrial parks and two were in or near residential zones. The consequence analysis were used three different methods to analyze the worst-case scenarios (WCSs) and alternative release case scenarios (ACSs) in order to compare impact zones for applying various active and passive mitigation systems, such as confined space, scrubber, water-spray, and so no. For two plants in or near residential zones, multi-layers mitigation systems and operation limits should be implemented in order to enforce more stringent protection measures. However, there was no specific regulation for chlorine plants operated at different locations, such as industrial parks or residential zones. In order to reduce chemical accidents and their impacts on public safety, our results suggest that source mitigation/management and warning systems should be adopted simultaneously. 相似文献
Perth groundwater resources are obtained from three major aquifers that occur beneath the Perth metropolitan area: the Superficial
aquifer, Leederville aquifer and Yarragadee aquifer. Each aquifer has a unique seasonal water level pattern controlled by
soils, geomorphology and geology. Landuse is mainly responsible for variations in recharge; however, the hydraulic properties
control aquifer response and water level pattern to a greater degree. Groundwater in the three aquifers is generally of very
good quality except in localised areas. Salinity increases with depth and in direction of groundwater flow in the three aquifers.
The best water quality is in the Superficial aquifer in the Wanneroo well field area. The geochemistry and stable isotope
signatures from the three major aquifers revealed distinct water types that suggest very little hydraulic connection or mixing
of waters between these aquifers at the present abstraction and recharge regimes. The results also show that the Leederville
and Yarragadee aquifers were recharged during earlier cooler times while the Superficial aquifer is being recharged at present. 相似文献