title: A screening tool to prioritize public health risk associated with accidental or deliberate release of chemicals into the atmosphere.
abstract: The Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative has developed a flexible screening tool for chemicals that present a risk when accidentally or deliberately released into the atmosphere. The tool is generic, semi-quantitative, independent of site, situation and scenario, encompasses all chemical hazards (toxicity, flammability and reactivity), and can be easily and quickly implemented by non-subject matter experts using freely available, authoritative information. Public health practitioners and planners can use the screening tool to assist them in directing their activities in each of the five stages of the disaster management cycle.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Events Working Group of the Global Health Security Initiative, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Blakey
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafontaine
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sokolowski
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Philippe
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sapori
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Biederbick
authors.forename: Regine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horre
authors.forename: Willi B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Marzi
authors.forename: Hisayoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Namera
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yashiki
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Blain
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cibulsky
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jett
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D055884:Chemical Hazard Release; D051337:Chemical Terrorism; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D014943:Global Health; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances