Impact of the 11 March 2011, Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami on the chemical industry

Households’ Risk Perception and Behavioral Responses to Natech Accidents

“…Natechs triggered by several natural hazards have been studied including by earthquakes (Lindell and Perry 1997), hurricanes (Cruz and Krausmann 2008), floods (Cozzani et al 2010), lightening , and tsunami (Krausmann and Cruz 2013). Natech accidents, which make up about 3% of all reported hazmat releases between 1990 and 2008 in the United States, were reported as the cause of a small fraction of human impacts in the country (Sengul et al 2012).…”

Performance Evaluation of Hazardous Substances using Measurement Vehicle of Field Mode through Emergency Response of Chemical Incidents

“…Nevertheless, chemical accidents and incidents have increased owing to human error and technical failures during the last decades Krausmann and Cruz, 2013;Zio and Aven, 2013). For instance, major accidents including Bhopal (India, 1984), Seveso (Italy, 1976), Schweizerhalle (Switzerland, 1986), Toulouse (France, 2001), andGuangxi (China, 2008) were well known due to serious human health and environmental impacts.…”

Lessons Learned from Recent Accidents in the Chemical Industry in Japan

“…1) The lessons to be learned from the Tohoku Earthquake disaster, which occurred in March, 2011, are still being examined [1]- [3]. 2) Japanese chemical companies should study the accidental fires and explosions that occurred in industrial complexes in Japan in 2011 and 2012 [4] [5].…”