Events long-term impact

A colossal event generated by means of a minute amount of anthrax powder, the September 2001 anthrax letter attack, is discussed in detail. The remarkable potentiality of anthrax as a bioterrorism agent in general, and within the context of the letter attack in particular, is demonstrated. Resultant short- and long-term impacts are accentuated, alongside with the severe inability to point at the provenance of the anthrax powder contained in the letters. 

What was the long-term impact of the series of events discussed earlier in this chapter In a series of interviews published on the homepage of the Petroleum Safely... 

Incidents that result in serious injuries are often low-probability events that result from what James Reason refers to as an accumulation of latent technical conditions and operating practices that are built into a system and shape an organization s culture. He discusses the long-term impact of a continuum of less-than-adequate management leadership and decision making in Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents ... 

Evaluate Effectiveness on the Basis of Outputs and Acceptance Once the system has been implemented on its chosen site, its effectiveness needs to be evaluated at frequent intervals so that corrective action can be taken in the event of problems. The first criterion for success is that the system must generate unique insights into the causes of errors and accidents, which would not otherwise have been apparent. Second, the system must demonstrate a capability to specify remedial strategies that, in the long term, lead to enhanced safety, environmental impact and plant losses. Finally, the system must be owned by the workforce to the extent that its value is accepted and it demonstrates its capability to be self-sustaining. 

Zairis MN, Ambrose JA, Manousakis SJ, et al. The impact of plasma levels of C-reactive protein, lipoprotein (a) and homocysteine on the long-term prognosis after successful coronary stenting the Global evaluation of new events and restenosis after stent implantation study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 40 1375-1382. 

Consideration of the impact of low-frequency fluctuations of climate on Caspian Sea level showed that the long-term variability of the level is connected mainly with SST anomalies in the eastern part of the tropical Pacific Ocean. It turns out that positive SST anomalies correlate with the growing rain rate in the Volga River watershed basin and vice versa. The main reason for variations in Caspian Sea level is the long-term dynamics of El Nino events, which should be considered as chaotic. 

Ott et al. [120] analyzed the impact of hemostaseoilogical complications on long-term sequelae in 34 children with ALL. One child died as a consequence of a CNS event another experienced autoampuiarion of a toe due to dorsal pedal artery occlusion. The other complications were transient and reversible. 

An important observation is that there is a production of H2 even without HO scavengers (in bulk water only neglectable amounts of H2 are produced in the absence of such scavengers). This indicates that the chain reaction which controls the back reaction of H2 and H2O2 in pure bulk water does not occur in confined water. In confined water the diffusion of the radiolytic species is limited, thereby reducing the interpore encounter of HO and H2. Confinement, besides early radiolytic events, may also impact the long-term behavior of radiolytic species and their accumulation. 

The contribution of oil and other organic substances from marine associated facilities and vessels is more related to spill events, either accidental or Intentional, rather than regular, long term input. Data reviewed to date indicate that specific areas are impacted by oils and other petroleum hydrocarbons. 

Loss of repository stability and waste isolation can occur in two ways as a result of sudden disruptive events and as a result of long-term degradation events. Analysis of the probability, characteristics and consequences of sudden disruptive events such as meteorite impacts and major earthquakes is the province of risk analysis. Such analyses produce estimates of the... 

We found an apparent association between maternal exposure to the World Trade Center disaster and intra-uterine growth retardation, suggesting that this event had a detrimental impact on exposed pregnancies. .. Possible long-term effects on infant development are unclear and will require continuing follow-up.1... 

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