EU alerting and reporting systems for potential chemical public health threats and hazards

Orford, Rob; Crabbe, Helen; hague, corey; Schaper, Andreas; Duarte‐Davidson, Raquel

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2014.05.006

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“…Further studies are expected to describe more deeply the impact of various products on the health of individuals and the community welfare. Simultaneously, the emergence of better consumer protection represents a step forward for human health [27,28,37]. Taking no action triggers a high-risk potential for human health, and cannot be overlooked by regulatory institutions, society representatives, mass media, businesses, etc., as different studies have consistently emphasized [50][51][52][53].…”

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“…It demands increased consumer/customer access to information connected to the chemical content in products by using a unified database [2]. However, as different regions of the world vary in their degree of economic development, the absence of an internationally standardized approach to this issue can be easily noticed [28,33,37]. Details on the legislation in the European Union applied for rational use of chemicals in consumer products [2,28,[38][39][40][41][42][43] are provided in Table A2 in the Appendix A.…”

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Raising Awareness on Health Impact of the Chemicals Used in Consumer Products: Empirical Evidence from East-Central Europe

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Recent research and guidance provided by regulatory authorities address the growing concerns on the control of chemicals used in consumer products. In this context, this study responds to literature alerts emphasizing the need for promoting risk reduction by decreasing the use of damaging chemicals and raising public awareness on this issue. It focuses on East-Central Europe and investigates whether consumers are worried about the impact on health of chemicals, and whether they think there is enough information available in this sense. The study uses logistic regression in order to analyze the secondary data from Special Eurobarometer No. 416 (part of Eurobarometer Wave EB 81.3, European Commission, 2014), namely 27,998 interviews collected in all 28 EU countries, of which 11,460 are from East-Central Europe. The research reveals a profile of East-Central Europeans, who consider that they lack information on the topic, and identifies the most effective way of reaching these people according to their perceptions and habits. Reporting results on a representative sample in East-Central Europe, the study indicates the channels, sources of information, and trusted institutions in order to support a campaign for raising public awareness on the health impact of chemicals used in consumer products.

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“…Chemicals are used in various forms in our everyday lives and in industry, and they can be causes of big and small accidents (Lee et al ). Some chemical leakage accidents worldwide include a dioxin leak in Seveso, Italy, in 1976 (Orford et al ), a toxic gas leak from a Bhopal pesticide plant in India in 1984 (Mishra et al ), and a hydrofluoric acid (HF) leak from the Foshan oil refinery company in the United States (US) in 1987 (Wing et al ; Kim et al ). In 2012, an HF leak accident in Gumi, South Korea, caused 5 deaths, injuries to 18 people, health problems, and crop damage in nearby areas (Lee ).…”

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Use and limitations of offsite consequence analysis tools from South Korea and the United States in hydrogen fluoride accidental release

Kim

Byeon

2018

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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We investigated the characteristics and limitations in the event of hydrofluoric acid (HF) leakage by comparing and analyzing the offsite consequence analysis (OCA) tools based on the chemical plant operating conditions. We reviewed the tools Korea Offsite Risk Assessment (KORA) from South Korea and Risk Management Plan*Comp (RMP*Comp™) and Areal Location of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) from the United States. The scenario studied was based on a leak event from a 50% HF aqueous solution storage tank, and the operating conditions taken into consideration were the operating temperature and dike installation conditions. The results from the OCA differed; KORA presented a smaller range of offsite impact than did ALOHA. The offsite impact ranges of KORA and ALOHA increased as the operating temperature and dike installation area increased. However, RMP*Comp differed greatly in its offsite impact range results in the operating temperature range of 25 °C to 30 °C. Moreover, in the alternative scenario, a limitation existed in that the offsite impact range was not changed by the dike installation conditions. The offsite impact range analyzed via KORA and ALOHA reflected the reality of an HF leak accident better than that analyzed via RMP*Comp. Therefore, it is more reasonable to use KORA and ALOHA instead of RMP*Comp in OCA. Moreover, users should realize that ALOHA has a somewhat wider range of offsite impact than KORA does in OCA. The separation distance from the storage tank when installing a dike is effective between 1 and 1.5 m in consideration of securing the minimum workspace for workers. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:205-211. © 2017 SETAC.

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“…But if they should, the EWRS platform uses a free text data entry system so as to allow the person inputting to be comprehensive in passing on information relating to source: type of risk, number of cases and deaths, conditions affecting the spread, etc. 65 This places an onus on communication skills.…”

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Recasting the Threat of Chemical Terrorism in the EU: the Issue of Returnees from the Syrian Conflict

McLeish¹

2017

Eur. j. risk regul.

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Chemical terrorist attacks by non-state actors have traditionally been characterised as low probability events; however, the apparent normalisation of chemical weapons use, including by terrorists, in the ongoing conflict in Syria is causing some in the international security community to question whether it will remain low probability. For Europe there is an additional potential concern, namely the numbers of EU citizens who are "foreign fighters" and whose return from the conflict zone might also result in "importing" chemical weapons use. This article examines the rise of the "chemical weapons-returning foreign fighter" narrative and considers aspects of the European response. These responses predate the current concerns and include important efforts to create a robust public health response, such as early alert and communication systems, so that the attractiveness of these weapons being used within a European context might be reduced. Although there are limitations as to how far one can transfer what happens in a Syrian context to Europe, the suggestion is made that some of the framing assumptions within this response architecture may be now inadvertently limiting the potential to identify and respond to chemical attacks.

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EU alerting and reporting systems for potential chemical public health threats and hazards

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Raising Awareness on Health Impact of the Chemicals Used in Consumer Products: Empirical Evidence from East-Central Europe

Raising Awareness on Health Impact of the Chemicals Used in Consumer Products: Empirical Evidence from East-Central Europe

Use and limitations of offsite consequence analysis tools from South Korea and the United States in hydrogen fluoride accidental release

Recasting the Threat of Chemical Terrorism in the EU: the Issue of Returnees from the Syrian Conflict

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