25 Years Later: The largest industrial disasters with hazardous material By ir. C.M. Pietersen, Published by Gelling Publishing Co. PO Box 249, 2910 AE Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel, The Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-78440-42-0. English version available on as a pdf at www.safety-sc.com/en. This title presents an in-depth analysis of two 1984 disasters: the LPG explosions (BLEVES) that occurred near Mexico City, and the Bhopal, India MIC gas release. The author, Chris Pietersen, was the project manager at TNO (The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) who led independent investigations of both events partially funded by the Dutch government.
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