Human health risk assessment simulations in a distributed environment for shuttle launch

Rajkumar Thirumalainambi; Jorge Bardina

doi:10.1117/12.544851

3 September 2004 Human health risk assessment simulations in a distributed environment for shuttle launch

Proceedings Volume 5420, Modeling, Simulation, and Calibration of Space-based Systems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544851
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

During the launch of a rocket under prevailing weather conditions, commanders at Cape Canaveral Air Force station evaluate the possibility of whether wind blown toxic emissions might reach civilian and military personnel in the near by area. In our model, we focused mainly on Hydrogen chloride (HCL), Nitrogen oxides (NO_x) and Nitric acid (HNO₃), which are non-carcinogenic chemicals as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) classification. We have used the hazard quotient model to estimate the number of people at risk. It is based on the number of people with exposure above a reference exposure level that is unlikely to cause adverse health effects. The risk to the exposed population is calculated by multiplying the individual risk and the number in exposed population. The risk values are compared against the acceptable risk values and GO or NO-go situation is decided based on risk values for the Shuttle launch. The entire model is simulated over the web and different scenarios can be generated which allows management to choose an optimum decision.

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Rajkumar Thirumalainambi and Jorge Bardina "Human health risk assessment simulations in a distributed environment for shuttle launch", Proc. SPIE 5420, Modeling, Simulation, and Calibration of Space-based Systems, (3 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544851

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