Chemical Leaks/Spill Over

As the world is making rapid advancements in the field of industrialization, there are huge chemicals plants
 dealing with all kinds of chemicals. Some of these chemical plants deal with seemingly simple (non-hazardous) chemicals, while, some other chemicals could be dealing with hazardous materials.


Risks associated with chemicals and chemical industries include:

Risks due to blast of certain equipments involved in large chemical plants, e.g. boiler etc.Risks due to leakage of chemicals wherever they are stored/transported/used in small quantities etc.

Sometimes, seemingly harmless chemicals can also turn out to be hazardous, after they come in contact with other chemicals.

Depending upon the toxicity of the material involved, the most common kinds of problems that might be caused due to a chemical leak/plant accident might include:

Blast and explosionIrritation to eyes, throats etc.Pollution and/or poisoning of air, water-bodies etc.Impact on vegetation and animals (including fishes in water-bodies)Difficulty in breathing etc.FumesHeat and/or fire etc.