Epidemiological assessment of health effects from chemical incidents.

Framework of epidemiological principles underlying chemical incidents surveillance plans and training implications for public health practitioners.

The Department of Health requires District Health Authorities to have plans ready for dealing with chemical incidents to protect public health. The three aspects of a chemical incident are environmental, medical toxicology, and public health advice and information. Public health surveillance plans require generation of a causal hypothesis and assessment of risk. Training provision should emphas...

Epidemiological Profile of Methanol Poisoning in Bangladesh (2008-2014) and Clinical Experience of a Single Outbreak

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) reported continuous increase of alcohol consumption in Southeast Asian region. On social and religious ground, open alcohol consumption is banned in Bangladesh though incidence of acute methanol intoxication is seriously increasing. Unfortunately, apart from WHO report (2004) there is no available epidemiological and clinical data in Bangladesh. This ...

Human Health Concerns of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic

The trace elements lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic have caused major human health problems in several parts of the world. Concern over such incidents has prompted numerous investigations into the metabolism and toxic effects of these four elements. This chapter outlines their contrasting metabolism and describes the major health effects and the relative scale of such incidents. Attention is ...

Assessing the health consequences of major chemical incidents--epidemiological approaches.

Drinking water incidents due to chemical contamination in England and Wales, 2006-2008.

Contamination of drinking water by microbiological and chemical agents can lead to adverse health effects. In England and Wales, the Chemicals Hazards and Poisons Division (CHaPD) of the Health Protection Agency provides expert advice on the consequences to public health of chemical contamination incidents affecting drinking water. In this study, we extracted data from the National Database on ...