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Synopsis "When a large industrial plant or a small container releases a substance, it enters the environment. This release does not always lead to exposure. You are exposed to a substance only when you come in contact with it by breathing, eating, touching, or drinking. If you are exposed to acetone, many factors determine if you'll be harmed and how badly. These factors include the dose (how much), the duration (how long), and how you're exposed. You must also consider the other chemicals you're exposed to and your age, sex, nutritional status,. family traits, lifestyle, and state of health.

The Disaster Management Vision of all the Government is to reduce the risk of people, especially the poor and the disadvantaged, from the effects of natural, environmental and human induced hazards, to a manageable and acceptable humanitarian level, and to have in place an efficient emergency response system capable of handling large scale disasters.

The primary purpose of this book is to provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested individuals and groups with an overall perspective of the toxicology of biological agents. It contains descriptions and evaluation of toxicological studies and epidemiological investigations and provides conclusions, where possible, on the relevance of toxicity and toxicokinetic data to public health."

Contents:
Preface. 1. Trauma and disaster: response and management. 2. Public health statement for acetone. 3. Health effects. 4. Methods for reducing toxic effects. 5. Disaster management in India. 6. Government of the people's republic of Bangladesh National Plan for disaster management 2007-2015. Bibliography. Index.