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. 2013 Mar 21:13:253.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-253.

A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere

David H Blakey  1 , Marc Lafontaine, Jocelyn Lavigne, Danny Sokolowski, Jean-Marc Philippe, Jean-Marc Sapori, Walter Biederbick, Regine Horre, Willi B Marzi, Hisayoshi Kondo, Yumiko Kuroki, Akira Namera, Tetsu Okumura, Miyako Yamamoto, Mikio Yashiki, Peter G Blain, David R Russell, Susan M Cibulsky, David A Jett; Global Health Security Initiative
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A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere

David H Blakey et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

The Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative has developed a flexible screening tool for chemicals that present a risk when accidentally or deliberately released into the atmosphere. The tool is generic, semi-quantitative, independent of site, situation and scenario, encompasses all chemical hazards (toxicity, flammability and reactivity), and can be easily and quickly implemented by non-subject matter experts using freely available, authoritative information. Public health practitioners and planners can use the screening tool to assist them in directing their activities in each of the five stages of the disaster management cycle.

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Risk matrix.
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Example showing determination of risk for chemicals released into the atmosphere.
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MeSH terms

Substances