Table of Contents
HazMat Course Module 3
CASE STUDIES
of major chemical incidents (natural and anthropogenic)
- Bhopal
- Cameroon
- Tokyo subway attack
Bhopal
Dhara VR, Dhara R. The Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal: A Review of Health Effects. Arch Environ Health 2002;57(5):391-404 PMID12641179 Fulltext [71 KB]
Ashok S. Kalelkar AS. Investigation of large-magnitude incidents: Bhopal as a case study. Presented at The Institution of Chemical Engineers Conference On Preventing Major Chemical Accidents London, England May 1988 16pp bhopal.pdf [326 KB]
Cameroon
Baxter PJ, Kapila M, Mfonfu D. Lake Nyos disaster, Cameroon, 1986: the medical effects of large scale emission of carbon dioxide? Br Med J 1989;298:1437-41 PMID2502283 Fulltext [2.4 MB]
Tokyo subway attack
Sumie Okumura, Tetsu Okumura, Shinichi Ishimatsu, Kunihisa Miura, Hiroshi Maekawa and Toshio Naito. Clinical review: Tokyo – protecting the health care worker during a chemical mass casualty event: an important issue of continuing Relevance. tokyosubway.pdf [48 KB]
READING
Chemical incidents.pdf [385 KB]
Case study.doc [34 KB]
ASSIGNMENT
Write a review of the Seveso dioxin incident or the Mount St Helens volcanic eruption with emphasis on human health effects.