Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: VOLUME 3
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- Synopsis
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This report is the third volume in the series Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals.
In the Bhopal disaster of 1984, approximately 2,000 residents living near a chemical plant were killed and 20,000 more suffered irreversible damage to their eyes and lungs following accidental release of Methyl Isocyanate. The toll was particularly high because the community had little idea what chemicals were being used at the plant, how dangerous they might be, and what steps to take in case of emergency. This tragedy served to focus international attention on the need for governments to identify hazardous substances and to assist local communities in planning how to deal with emergency exposures.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 497 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780309168168
- Publisher:
- National Academy Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/24/15
- Copyrighted By:
- the National Academy of Sciences.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Medicine
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.