About the Authors

Dr. Joseph F. Louvar is a chemical engineer specializing in chemical process safety. As a director of BASF’s chemical engineering department (which produces specialty chemicals) he managed the implementation and maintenance of five processes for handling hazardous chemicals. These processes were covered by Chemical Process Management. He recently retired early from BASF and is now a professor at Wayne State University, where he teaches chemical process safety, risk assessment, and the design of experiments. He is also conducting research in the area of experimental safety. Dr. Louvar is the author of many safety-related publications and the co-author of two books, Chemical Process Safety and Health and Environmental Risk Analysis ...

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