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A U.S. Partnership with India and Poland to Track Acute Chemical Releases to Serve Public Health

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  • Perri Zeitz Ruckart

    (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F57, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA)

  • Maureen Orr

    (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F57, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA)

  • Anna Pałaszewska-Tkacz

    (Scientific Information Department, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Sw.Teresy Street, 91-348 Lodz, Poland)

  • Aruna Dewan

    (National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016 India
    Current affiliation: Center for Education, Awareness and Research on Chemicals and Health (CEARCH), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380013 India.)

  • Vikas Kapil

    (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F62, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA)

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 non-petroleum 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.

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  • Perri Zeitz Ruckart & Maureen Orr & Anna Pałaszewska-Tkacz & Aruna Dewan & Vikas Kapil, 2009. "A U.S. Partnership with India and Poland to Track Acute Chemical Releases to Serve Public Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(9), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:9:p:2375-2386:d:5685
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