Management of chemical incidents

Virginia Murray*

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    Abstract

    Society as a whole is extremely dependent upon chemicals. They are used daily in food production and preservation, water sanitation, housing, housekeeping and household equipment, transportation and health care.1 This dependence is supported by a vigorous chemical industry, with distribution by a transport infrastructure of railway and road haulage, sea and air cargo. The continuing rapid growth and globalization of the chemicals industry means that incidents involving the inadvertent release of chemicals will almost inevitably continue to be a problem.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEnvironmental Medicine
    PublisherCRC Press
    Pages487-498
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Electronic)9781444128444
    ISBN (Print)9780340946565
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

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    © 2010 Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd.

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