A review on research in transportation of hazardous materials

Incidents that involve transportation have the potential of causing significant damages to the affected communities due to the release of hazardous substances. Therefore, it is important to reduce their impact as well as the risk of their occurrence. In this paper the authors review recent research in the field of transportation of hazardous materials. The authors' work extends a previous review from 2007. Based on their analysis, the authors identify current trends and research gaps as well as relevant future research directions.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2018.11.002
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012118300685
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  • © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Ditta, A
  • Figueroa, O
  • Galindo, G
  • Yie-Pinedo, R
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0038-0121
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/socio-economic-planning-sciences

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Hazardous materials; Literature reviews; Shipments
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01705078
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 2019 11:06AM