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In October 2016 ISIS ignited the sulphur stock Al-Mishraq leading to an enormous release of sulphur dioxide, in total 161 000 metric tonnes. In this paper we present a study to estimate the source term using satellite data and an atmospheric dispersion model
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This is an interesting case study both as validation of models and methods as well as the actual outcome regarding health risk area.
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This page is a summary of: The 2016 Al-Mishraq sulphur plant fire: Source and health risk area estimation, Atmospheric Environment, November 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.09.025.
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