Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Department
Public Health
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
There has been multiple risk assessments on highways for hazardous material, however there is few in hazardous rail transportation. In this study, I will create a risk assessment of the railway through WKU. Using the CAMEO system I will created threat zones and plot them in the city every half-mile to conclude where people and infrastructure will be affected the most. I discovered that there were large amounts of chemicals passing by, some are extremely dangerous to human and environmental health.
Advisor(s) or Committee Chair
Dr. Ritchie Taylor
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Recommended Citation
Center, Rebecca, "Risk Assessment of Hazardous Materials Transported by Rail through the WKU and Bowling Green, Kentucky Corridor" (2015). Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 583.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/583