Experimental Study on Toxic Agent Dispersion inside a Shopping Centre

Authors

  • Ladislava Navratilova Population Protection Institute, MV-GR HZS CR, Na Luzci 204, Lazne Bohdanec, 533 41, Czech Republic
  • Klara Navratilova University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, Prague 6, 166 28, Czech Republic
  • Natalie Valaskova Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, Lhoteck

Keywords:

amyl acetate, sarin, shopping centre, dispersion, HVAC system.

Abstract

Shopping centres are ranked among the most threatened crowded places that may become a potential target of terrorist attacks. This experimental study deals with the release of the chemical warfare agent sarin into the interior of a shopping centre. It describes the dependence of sarin dispersion on the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) system inside a building. Amyl

References

T. Capoun.

T. Capoun.

L. Navratilova.

K. Klouda and K. Bezpalcova and Z. Janour.

L. Navratilova.

D. Chudova and P. Bitala and S. Bratka.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

J.H.Seinfeld. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution. John Wiley and Sons Press: New York, USA, 1986.

Downloads

Published

2016-02-19

How to Cite

Navratilova, L., Navratilova, K., & Valaskova, N. (2016). Experimental Study on Toxic Agent Dispersion inside a Shopping Centre. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 25(2), 309–320. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5231

Issue

Section

Articles