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Rice University: Failed Storage Tanks Pose Atmospheric Risks During Disasters
February 02, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

When aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm and their toxic contents spread, the threat to human health can and probably will flow downwind of the immediate area.

Rice University engineers have developed a model to quantify what could happen when a hurricane or other natural disaster causes such damage based on data gathered from the Houston Ship Channel, the largest petrochemic . . .

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