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Inhalation of volatile chemicals emitted from a contaminated soil might form a major exposure route for people living on site and in the surroundings. It is essential...

Fire behavior of four aliphatic and two aromatic C, H, O, N, S, and Cl atom containing polymers has been examined. Experiments were performed in three ASTM E 2058 Fire...

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is a solvent used mostly in the dry-cleaning and metal degreasing industries in Europe. Neurological and renal effects are the main...

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The authors used a numerical finite element software for several modellings to study soil-structure interaction phenomena which occur during mining subsidences. We...

Recent mining subsidences that took place at the end of the 1990s in the iron-ore field cause building damage and put the emphasis on some problems. In particular, is...

Risk assessment for groundwater at contaminated sites uses flow and transport modelling. Taking into account the low mobility of PAH's, simulations are carried out for...

This paper presents the ARAMIS project accepted for funding in the 5th Framework Programme of the European Commission, which started on January 2002. The ARAMIS...

Quantitative methods of analysis of rock slopes require evaluating the properties of the rock mass at the scale of the slope. Two example of use of rock mass...

Dans le cadre des expérimentations du site pilote de Tressange (bassin ferrifère lorrain), une sonde ultrasonique a été développée pour mesurer la vitesse des ondes P...

This paper presents the ARAMIS project accepted for funding in the 5th Framework Programme of the European Commission, which should start end 2001. ARAMIS project aims...

Directive 1999/92/EC is to be implemented within a year. It requires the determination of hazardous zones where an explosive atmosphere (ATEX) may occur. This zoning...

In the field of risk prevention, research is often divided or partial. Research work -achieved or in progress - focuses on topics like technical risk assessment,...

To evaluate the toxicity, the biodisponibility and the environmental behaviour of metals like Pb, Zn , Cd in ambient air dust, it is necessary to determine the...

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