Modeling of dispersion of air pollutants in the atmosphere is one of the most important and
challenging scientific problems. There are several natural and anthropogenic events where …

Publisher Summary According to the US Department of Transportation (US DOT), a
hazardous material is defined as any substance or material capable of causing harm to …

The quick growth of urbanization and population, as well as the transformation of industrial
and materials, have pushed the management of municipal solid waste into a crisis …

Industrial hazardous waste management involves the collection, transportation, treatment,
recycling and disposal of industrial hazardous materials that pose risk to their surroundings …

After more than 10 years from the first edition of this book, the need for multi-objective
optimization models in freight logistics is still growing. Companies engineer always more …

In recent years, hazardous materials transportation accidents occur frequently, causing huge
casualties and property losses. Risk assessment of hazardous materials transportation has …

The paper presents a structured overview of the literature on the hazardous material
(hazmat) transportation problem of the last 45 years. Additionally, a detailed classification for …

Introduction/purpose: The paper presents a model for the selection of a route for the
transport of hazardous materials using fuzzy logic systems, as a type of artificial intelligence …

A study of 322 accidents that occurred during the road transport of hazardous materials
(hazmat) in China from 2000 to 2008 was carried out. The results showed an increase in the …

Today, chemical industries manufacture, store and transport evermore hazardous
substances and hence the risk of accidental releases of these chemicals can become more …