CHAPTER 15
The National Poisons Unit: the development of electronic databases and their proposed use for chemical disaster management
Introduction
The chemical and pharmaceutical industries have undergone massive expansion over the last four decades, and at least 70,000 chemicals are available in the United Kingdom alone. Accidents and poisonings by chemicals are increasing and an association between the exposure to certain chemicals and the incidence of certain diseases is now recognised.
Release of industrial chemicals into air, water or food may expose many thousands of individuals through ingestion, inhalation or skin contact. The chemicals may have the potential to cause a wide range of acute and long-term ...
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