Binder S
Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Am J Public Health. 1989 Aug;79(8):1042-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.79.8.1042.
We examined reports from three surveillance systems of 587 acute releases of hazardous materials in 1986. These releases resulted in at least 115 deaths, 2,254 injuries, and 111 evacuations. Only eight (1 percent) of the 587 events were common to all three systems. Estimates of the public health consequences of hazardous materials releases could be improved by enforcing existing laws, modifying report forms, and validating collected information.
我们查阅了三个监测系统关于1986年587起危险物质急性释放事件的报告。这些释放事件导致至少115人死亡、2254人受伤以及111次疏散。在这587起事件中,只有8起(1%)在所有三个系统中都有记录。通过执行现有法律、修改报告表格以及核实所收集的信息,可以改进对危险物质释放造成的公共卫生后果的评估。