Possible risk sources

Different applications of urban-scale meteorology and wind-flow models to the emergency preparedness systems and issues for city areas can be considered many types of accidental NBC releases in urban or agricultural canopy areas. Possible threats and risks of terror actions in such areas may include 1) radionuclide releases due to accidents at nuclear power plants, dirty bombs , nuclear tests explosions, etc. 2) bioterror actions 3) chemical harmful releases due to different kind of accidents or terror acts. 

The radioactive releases can be very different in the radionuclides composition (isotopes, gases, and aerosol forms), release type, and scale. Thus, it is relevant to have a classification of main categories of releases (Baklanov and Sorensen, 2002 [27])  

Important issue for urban dispersion modelling is the characteristics of the release, e.g., radiochemical composition, density for gases, size distribution for aerosols, etc. For radioactive aerosols the particle size distribution (e.g., number of modes, distribution type, average diameter and standard deviation for each mode, density, and nuclides) varies significantly for different release types and from one nuclide to another. The particle size spectrum could be very broad, e.g. 0.001-200 fim. 

The information about the source term for a dirty bomb scenario (as well as other types of accidental releases) is a very uncertain issue. In many studies modellers consider roughly estimated parameters of the release, based on literature data and a realistic 

Chemical accidental releases can be very harmful and very active, therefore, the chemical transformation is an important part for emergency modelling. For heavy gases it is important to consider the equations for transport of dense gases and dispersion and transformation equations should be integrated with air flow models including the feedbacks (see e.g., Nielsen, 1998 [467]). 

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The authorities must also allow suitable and full-scope information to the impacted population about the possible risk sources, their impact in case of accident, methods of warning and recommended models of behaviour under the occurrence of such extraordinary situation. 

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A source of emor in case-control studies is where the disease of interest did not bitve a dear begiimiitg point. For example, hypertension is a disease that may be undiagnosed for many years. As the goal of the study Is to determine possible risk factors for hypertension (such as smoking, obesity, diet), any data regarding hypertension is confused by the lack of knowledge of which came first, the disease or the possible risk factors. 

Following each occupational exposure, proper assessment of the risk for HIV transmission should be performed by qualified personnel. If at all possible, the source patient should be evaluated for HIV, HBV, and HCV status to help mle out viral infection.Information pertaining to intravenous drug use and other source risk factors relevant for consideration of post-exposure prophylaxis should be sought. If this information is unavailable, the source person should be notified of the incident and consent sought to facilitate testing for serologic evidence for viral infection. If the source is sero-... 

The external validity refers to applicability and generalization and is outlined in the section, Applying the Results. The remainder of this section focuses on critically appraising the quality— that is, the internal validity—of individual trials. The internal validity is determined by how well the trial ensures that the known and unknown risk factors are equally distributed between the treatment and control groups. To ensure validity, the conduct of the trial should minimize systematic bias and random error as much as possible to provide results that are as accurate and close to the truth as possible. Four sources of bias are possible in trials of health care interventions selection bias, performance bias, attrition bias, and detection bias. Bias can result in an overestimation or underestimation of the effectiveness of a drug therapy and mislead the reader. While it is beyond... 

There are studies to suggest safer construction materials with the lowest possible risk on health for the indoor environment, mainly to decrease the effect of second factor (chemical contaminants from indoor sources) listed above [7, 8]. Most of these are natural , or in other words, they are green . However, one should also consider the fact that, all natural things are not safe. A number of natural materials can contain VOC and hence can pose hazards to health as well. Radon is an example, it is a natural material, which is radioactive and exists almost everjrwhere in the house. In addition, allergic reactions to the odours from cedar furniture, a natural material, are very common. The risk is always low if a certain agent remains in the building product that does not affect occupants through respiration and physical contact. 

Of course a large fraction of beef that is ultimately consumed does not go through retail outlets but rather is delivered to consumers via the restaurant and food service industries. Thus, given the scale of US food production, automated systems will be required to identify the source of the contamination, take effective and remedial measures to identify and isolate the contaminated food, and inform the public of the possible risks. One example of such a system is available to consumers of Japanese Wagyu beef who can key in the product code associated with a unit sold and obtain all information regarding the animal, its feed and treatment, and its pedigree ([17]). 

As far as possible, the following risk sources will be eliminated at the earliest possible date ... 

This chapter will describe the possible risks according to their sources. In particular, the respective filling and capping equipment as well as the process characteristics are reviewed. The packaging materials and their specific risk potentials are addressed. In addition, the supply with water, air and carbon dioxide together with the microbiological hazards in the direct filler periphery (environment) is listed. 

Many authors used government and company websites as sources for updated Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and information on the threshold limit values (TLV) for the airborne concentration of filler dusts in the workplace. Reliable information on possible risks to human health or the environment is extremely important to current and potential users of existing fillers, or new fillers of different origin and different particle size/shape characteristics. It should be recognized that health issues have been responsible in the past for the withdrawal from certain plastics markets of natural and synthetic fibrous fillers with unique properties such a as chrysotile asbestos, microfibers, whiskers and the recently mandated very low content of crystalline silica in mineral fillers. 

Assess the risk of the Are hazard by considering the quantities of materials and possible ignition sources. 

Cd in air (Cd-A) occurs in particulate form and is in fact a dry aerosol, comparable to cigarette smoke. It is clear from this example that the distribution of a dry aerosol in a volume of air will be far less homogeneous than a wet aerosol or gas. Moreover, a tendency to deposition occurs, which depends on the particle size. Cd-A can thus be assessed directly as the concentration in air or as deposit. In cities Cd-A ranged from 0.006 to 0.36 p-g/m in the USA, from 0.002 to 0.05 p,g/m in Europe (both annual mean values), and from 0.01 to 0.053 p,g/m in Japan (mean of several months). In remote areas these values are a factor of 10-1000 lower, whereas in polluted areas much higher values may be found [9]. An important source of Cd in homes can be floor dust. The presence of Cd in floor dust presents a possible risk to young children who accidentally ingest dust by hand-to-mouth activity [4]. 

Unknown If the source or, in the case of an unknown source, the setting where the exposure occurred suggest a possible risk for HIV exposure and the EC is 2 or 3, consider PEP basic regimen. 

Developing a risk profile(s) at this point may help establish context in greater detail. A risk profile identifies a risk source, event, and consequence. An example Employer failure to adequately treat developmental health hazards may damage an unborn child and cause the organization to possibly incur a 100 million dollar tort liability. You may discover other risk profiles to engage management. 

Before vacuum pumps are put into operation, the operating company of a vacuum pump has to examine and assess the explosion risks which can be caused in the connection with the installation site and the processes applied. He must prevent or limit the formation of explosive areas. Remaining explosive areas have to be assigned to zones. Possible ignition sources in the zones must be avoided. The work equipment for the required equipment categories, for example explosion-protected vacuum pumps of the respective category, has to be selected. The results of the risk assessment, the applied protective measures, the zone classification and the remaining risks have to be recorded in the explosion protection document. 

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