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Chemical accident / Alex Woolf.

Woolf, Alex, 1964- (Author).

Summary:

Explains chemical accidents and describes the impact they have on human lives. Demonstrates the effects of a chemical accident using a chronological selection of historical and recent accidents such as Texas City and Guangxi, China. Includes primary source information and eyewitness accounts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781848379510 (library binding : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 184837951X (library binding : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
  • Publisher: Mankato, Minn. : Arcturus, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chemicals and their dangers -- Dealing with chemical spills -- Texas City, Texas,1947 -- Minimata, Japan, 1953/1966 -- Feyzin, France, 1966 -- Flixborough, UK, 1974 -- Seveso, Italy, 1976 -- Bhopal, India, 1984 -- Bhopal, India: killer cloud -- Schweizerhalle, Switzerland, 1986 -- Toulouse, France, 2001 -- Guangxi, China, 2008 -- Learning the lessons.
Subject: Chemicals > Accidents.
Chemicals > Accidents > History > 20th century
Chemical spills > History > 20th century
Industrial accidents > History > 20th century

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch J 363.1109 Wool (Text) 33126018225486 JNonfiction Available -
Independence Branch J 363.1109 Wool (Text) 33126018225494 JNonfiction Available -


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