TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A U.S. Partnership with India and Poland to track acute chemical releases to serve public health
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Ruckart, Perri Zeitz
A1  - Orr, Maureen
A1  - Pałaszewska-Tkacz, A
A1  - Dewan, Aruna
A1  - Kapil, Vikas
SP  - 2375
EP  - 2386
VL  - 6
IS  - 9
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6092375
ID  - ref1
ER  -