chemical emergency
1National Chemical Emergency Centre — The United Kingdom s National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) is part of AEA Technology, and is based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, England. NCEC is one of the world’s leading hazardous chemical information… …
2Chemical accidents — are unanticipated releases, explosions, fires and other harmful incidents involving toxic and hazardous materials. While chemical accidents may occur whenever toxic materials are stored, transported or used, the most severe accidents tend to… …
3Chemical accident — The terms “chemical accident” or “chemical incident” refer to an event resulting in the release of a substance or substances hazardous to human health and/or the environment in the short or long term. Such events include fires, explosions,… …
4Chemical weapon — Chemical weapons Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing HD (distilled sulfur mustard agent) at Pueblo Depot Activity (PUDA) chemical weapons storage facility. Blister Agents: (Vesicants) …
5Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% …
6Chemical Biological Incident Response Force — CBIRF insignia Active April 1, 1996 – present Country U …
7Chemical eye injury — or chemical burns to the eye are due to either an acidic or alkali substance getting in the eye.[1] Alkalis are typically worse than acidic burns.[2] Mild burns will produce conjunctivitis while more severe burns may cause the cornea to turn… …
8Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act — The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law passed by the 99th United States Congress located at Title 40, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness.On October… …
9Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear — For the cyanogen bromide molecular formula, see CBrN. CBRN (pronounced C BORN or C BURN) is an initialism for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. It is used to refer to situations in which any of these four hazards have presented… …
10Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …
