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What is a chemical emergency?

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 event or dangerous occurrence resulting in the release of chemicals into the environment, contamination of water and food

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 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, fires, explosions and leakages resulting in a chemical emergency

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?

chemical industry

chemical emergency

air or water dispersion of hazardous materials

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

a chemical accident

extensive or long-term damage to the environment, with considerable economic costs

fire in the chemical facility

How can people be affected by toxic 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

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 or observation of hazardous chemicals

Chemical Emergencies

What is a chemical emergency?

Why does chemical emergency occur?

What are the key routes of human exposure in the case of chemical accident?

Which additional to human health effects may occur as a result of a chemical emergency?

How can people be affected by toxic chemicals?