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December 8, 2010

Chemical Terrorism and mock drills

The department of homeland security in the US has recently conducted a mock drill for a terror attack induced scenario. The scenario was three simultaneous accidents - ammonia leak from rail tanker, sulphuric acid leak from rail tankers and a train derailment with chlorine tankers.
In India, though we do have a Chemical Accidents (emergency planning, preparedness and response) rules, 1996, we have a long way to go before we are truly prepared for what the US is already prepared.
Read the article about the mock drill in this link.

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