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

Perri Zeitz Ruckart, Maureen Orr, Anna Pałaszewska-Tkacz, Aruna Dewan and Vikas Kapil
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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
Vikas Kapil: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F62, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 9, 1-12

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.

Keywords: chemical surveillance; chemical release; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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