Social and political amplification of technological hazards: The case of the PEPCON explosion

Olurominiyi O. Ibitayo, Alvin Mushkatel, K. David Pijawka

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-25
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume114
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

  • Focusing event
  • Industrial explosion
  • PEPCON
  • Risk amplification
  • Technological hazards

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