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Chemical releases associated with earthquakes

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This leaflet provides brief information about Natech and other chemical releases caused directly or indirectly by cyclones. It is an extract from the WHO publication Chemical releases caused by natural hazard events and disasters – information for public health authorities. This leaflet focuses specifically on chemical releases associated with earthquakes.

The main themes of the leaflet are:

  • Risk assessment
  • Prevention of exposure
  • Medical assessment and management
  • Risk and crisis communication

WHO 2018. This document is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence.

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Hazards Earthquake Technological hazard NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Themes Health and health facilities Disaster risk management
Number of pages
8 p.
Publication year
2018

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