@article{ref1,
title="A U.S. Partnership with India and Poland to track acute chemical releases to serve public health",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2009",
author="Ruckart, Perri Zeitz and Orr, Maureen and Pałaszewska-Tkacz, A and Dewan, Aruna and Kapil, Vikas",
volume="6",
number="9",
pages="2375-2386",
abstract="We describe a collaborative effort between the U.S., India, and Poland to track acute chemical releases during 2005-2007. In all three countries, fixed facility events were more common than transportation-related events; manufacturing and transportation/warehousing were the most frequently involved industries; and equipment failure and human error were the primary contributing factors. The most commonly released nonpetroleum substances were ammonia (India), carbon monoxide (U.S.) and mercury (Poland). More events in India (54%) resulted in victims compared with Poland (15%) and the U.S. (9%). The pilot program showed it is possible to successfully conduct international surveillance of acute hazardous substances releases with careful interpretation of the findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph6092375",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6092375"
}