Using GIS in risk analysis : a case study of hazardous waste transport

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<abstract displayLabel="Summary">This paper provides an illustration of how a geographic information system (GIS) can be used in risk analysis. It focuses on liquid hazardous waste transport and utilizes records archived by the London Waste Regulatory Authority. This data source provides information on the origin and destination of each waste stream, but not the route followed during transport. A GIS was therefore employed to predict the paths used, taking into account different routing criteria and characteristics of the available road network. Details were also assembled on population distribution and groundwater vulnerability, thus providing a basis for evaluating the potential consequences of a waste spillage during transport. Many parts of the research would not have been possible without a GIS, and the study demonstrates the considerable potential of such software in environmental risk assessment and management</abstract>
<note type="statement of responsibility">Andrew A. Lovett, Julian P. Parfitt and Julii S. Brainard</note>
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<text>Vol. 17, nº 5, 1997 ; p. 625-633</text>
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