Countermeasures to Airborne Hazardous Chemicals

Presents a study which reviews the entire spectrum of activities, recommends appropriate action, and gives technical guidance. the information in the book is from Countermeasures to hazardous chemicals, prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, April 1989. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Introduction
The Nature of the Threat û Task 1
Existing Responsibilities and Instructional Options-Task II
Technical Options for Countermeasures-Task III
Introduction
Overview of Recent Chemical Emergencies
Relative Accident Frequencies and Severity
Current Responsibilities
Federal and State Statutes for Hazardous Materials
Federal Agency Responsibilities and Programs
State of Tennessee
Local/Regional Responsibilities û Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee
Industrial and Private Initiatives
Survey of Responsibility Gap
Survey of Technical Options
Characterization of Emergency Releases
Technical Basis For Needed Countermeasures
Evaluation of Available Resources
New Technical Approaches
Methodology For Ranking of Chemical Hazards
Proposed Hazardous Materials Rating System
Summary and Conclusions for Technical Options
References
Appendix