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Hazardous Chemical Releases Occurring in School Settings, 14 States, 2008-2013.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: = 335) of all chemical incidents reported to ATSDR occurred in schools, these incidents represented a larger part of the total impacts, including 8.5% of incidents with persons injured, 5.7% of evacuations ordered, and 31.1% of people evacuated. Natural gas (21.8%) and mercury (18.2%) were the chemicals most frequently released. Collecting and analyzing data on acute school chemical releases allows stakeholders to target prevention initiatives and provide a school environment safe from these chemical exposures.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Ayana R Anderson, Taniece R Eure, Maureen F Orr, Lloyd J Kolbe, Alan Woolf

Institutions: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, University of Georgia, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Chemical Safety and Risk Management

Subfield: Chemical Health and Safety

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2804847233

FWCI: 1.3

Cites: 5

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10