Hospitals rely on an immense infrastructure to provide patient care and a hygienic environment. Wisconsin's 136 hospitals use an estimated 300 to 350 gallons of water per bed per day. Much of that...
Chemical Emergencies
Events in which the release of a hazardous chemical has the potential for harming people's health. Hazardous chemicals include biotoxins, blister agents/vesicants, blood agents, caustics (acids), choking/lung/pulmonary agents, incapacitating agents, long-acting anticoagulants, metals, nerve agents, organic solvents, riot control agents/tear gas, toxic alcohols, and vomiting agents. Examples of hazardous chemicals include ricin, mustard gas, cyanide, chlorine, mercury, and benzene. For more information, please visit the CDC page on chemical emergencies.
In April 2010, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 people and spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As tar balls and oil sheen washed up...
Connecticut experiences a wide array of seasonal hazards, such as severe winter storms, hurricanes, and floods, and it must also prepare for accidents stemming from man-made disasters, infectious...
Health department preparedness for chemical emergencies often requires the involvement of multiple state agencies to assure that all aspects of environmental and human health are addressed in...
Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) worked with the British Columbia Ministry of Health (BCMOH) to boost cross-border...
While emergencies involving the release of chemicals harmful to human health can occur anywhere, they are often of greater concern to industrial communities or communities that have been identified...
