MANHAZ MONOGRAPH

Models and Techniques for Health and Environmental Hazards Assessment and Management

The staff of CoE MANHAZ edited the monograph "Models and Techniques for Health and Environmental Hazard Assessment and Management".

The monograph is based on:

1. the materials prepared for MANHAZ workshops and the Summer School;
2. the materials available due to the co-operation with the leading experts in the field from the following institutions: RISOE National Laboratory Denmark; Norwegian Institute of Meteorology; Warsaw University of Technology; Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Poland; Institute of Mathematical Machines and System Problems of National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine; Paul Scherer Institute, Switzerland; Institute of Environmental Protection Poland; Technical University Lodz; Major Accident Hazard Bureau, JRC, Ispra, Italy; and Institute for Environment and Sustainability, JRC, Ispra.
3. a set of monograph prepared in the past by the staff of CoE MANHAZ;
4. reports of projects implemented in variety of research programmes of European Community, in particular EUROTRAC 2 and ExternE Series projects;
5. publications and research reports of leading Centers and institutions such as Centre for Chemical Process Safety, US Environmental Protection Agency, Laurence Livermore National Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute, Risoe National Institute, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, International Energy Agency and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The monograph "Models and techniques for health and environmental hazard assessment and management" includes the following groups of problems:

• Air pollutant transport modelling for decision support systems for:
  • Air Quality Prediction.
  • Emergency management.
• Water pollutant modelling:
  • Surface water.
  • Ground water.
• Major accidents of stationary industry installations:
  • Safety of chemical and nuclear installations.
  • Quantitative risk assessment of stationary industrial installation.
• Models and tools for estimating the risk of pipeline transport of hazardous substances.
• Approaches to comparative risk assessment of fuel cycles of electricity generation.
• Risk assessment and quality management in medical applications of ionising radiation.

The contents of the monograph of 1360 pages is as follows:

Part 1 - MANHAZ - Goals and Achievements

1. MANHAZ - Goals and Achievements

Part 2 - Air Quality Modelling

1. Application of Meteorological Models in Air Quality Modelling (L.Lobocki)
2. Air Quality Modelling (M.J.Borysiewicz, I.Garanty, A.Kozubal)
3. EMEP Long Range Transport Air Pollution Models and Their Applications for Policy Making (J.Bartnicki)
4. Mathematical Modelling of Heavy Gas Dispersion (M.Markiewicz)
5. Modelling of the Air Pollution Dispersion (M.Markiewicz)
6. Modelling of Transport and Transformation of Air Pollutants - Practical Information for Model Users (J. Strużewska)
7. Ensemble Prediction Systems ( S.Potempski)
8. Weather Radars and their practical applications for diagnosis and ultra-short time prognosis of meteorological parameters (Z.Dziewit)

Part 3 - Pollutant Transport in Water Bodies

1. Modelling of Pollutant Dispersion for Water Bodies (M.J.Borysiewicz, I.Garanty, A.Kozubal, S.Potempski, M.Zheleznyak)
2. Accidental Release Problems in Natural Rivers: Alarm Models and Experimental Investigations (P.M.Rowinski)
3. Modelling of Pollutant Transport In Porous Media (M.J.Borysiewicz, M.A.Borysiewicz, S.Potempski)

Part 4 - Decision Support System for Emergencies

1. Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Emergency Management (M.J.Borysiewicz, M.A.Borysiewicz)
2. A Unified Model for Pollutant Dispersion in Atmosphere and for Consequence Assessment (A.Gałkowski)
3. Application of Ensemble Approach to Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Emergencies (S.Potempski)
4. New Generation of Emergency Response and Real-Time Decision Support Systems (M.J.Borysiewicz, S.Potempski)

Part 5 - Assessment and Management of Risk

1. Principles of Chemical and Nuclear Installations Safety (M.J.Borysiewicz)
2. Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) (M.J.Borysiewicz, I.Garanty, A.Kozubal)
3. Overview of Major Accident Risk management Issues (M.J.Borysiewicz)
4. Pipeline Management Systems Based on Risk Analysis (M.J.Borysiewicz, S.Potempski)
5. Risk Management and Radiological Safety in Health Care (N.Golnik)

Part 6 - Approaches to Comparative Risk Assessment of Fuel Cycles of Electricity Generation

1. Environmental Risk Assessment for Different Fuel Cycles in Electricity Generation (M.J.Borysiewicz, I.Garanty, A.Kozubal, W.Kacprzyk)

Supplement

1. Transportation Risk Assessment

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