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Chemical Emergencies
What is a chemical emergency?
An event or dangerous occurrence resulting in the release of chemicals into the environment, contamination of water and food
An event or dangerous occurrence resulting in an accident at a chemical plant.
An event or dangerous occurrence resulting in the release of a substance or substances hazardous to human health and/or the environment in the short or the long term.
An accident in a chemical facility, storage, railway or shipyard.
Why does chemical emergency occur?
accidents, fires, explosions and leakages resulting in the release of toxic substances, which can have adverse effects on human health, property and the environment
accidents, fires, explosions and leakages resulting in a chemical emergency
accidents in the storage facilities of toxic substances resulting in a chemical emergency, which can cause illness, injury, disability or death often to a large number of human beings
accidents in the production of hazardous substances resulting chemical emergency, which can cause illness, injury, disability or death often to a large number of human beings
What are the key routes of human exposure in the case of chemical accident?
air or water dispersion of hazardous materials
chemical industry
chemical emergency
fire in the chemical facility
Which additional to human health effects may occur as a result of a chemical emergency?
explosion in the chemical facility
extensive or long-term damage to the environment, with considerable economic costs
a chemical accident
fire in the chemical facility
How can people be affected by toxic chemicals?
human exposure may occur only directly through skin or eye contact
human exposure may occur only directly through inhalation or ingestion of hazardous chemicals
human exposure may occur only directly through skin or eye contact, inhalation or ingestion of hazardous chemicals
human exposure may occur only directly through skin or eye contact, inhalation or ingestion of hazardous chemicals or observation of hazardous chemicals
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