Chemical Disasters

Augustine Ifelebuegu

doi:10.4135/9781412994064.n26

Chemical Disasters

Augustine Ifelebuegu

School of Energy, Construction and Environment

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Abstract

A chemical disaster can be described as an accidental or deliberate (in the case of war or terrorism) release of toxic chemicals to the environment, resulting to damage to the environment and death or injury to animals, plants, workers, or members of nearby communities. These disasters usually occur in a magnitude that is beyond the adapting capacity of the affected communities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief
Editors	K Bradley Penuel, Matt Statler
Publisher	SAGE Publications
ISBN (Print)	9781412971010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412994064.n26
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Public Health
Public Policy

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Chemical Disasters

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UN SDGs

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