Chemical accident / Alex Woolf.
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. |
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Subject: | Chemicals > Accidents. Chemicals > Accidents > History > 20th century Chemical spills > History > 20th century Industrial accidents > History > 20th century |
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Erlanger Branch | J 363.1109 Wool (Text) | 33126018225486 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
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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.