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Ecological Risk and Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Fish
Introduction The ability of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to spread through long distances and remain…
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Chemical Disaster
Chemical, being at the core of modern industrial systems, has attained a very serious concern…
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Biological disasters
Biological disasters are causative of process or phenomenon of organic origin or conveyed by biological vectors,…
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Nuclear and Radiological Emergency
The growth in the application of nuclear science and technology in the fields of power…
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Heat Wave
A Heat Wave is a period of abnormally high temperatures, more than the normal maximum…
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Tsunami
The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into a bunch of discrete pieces, called plates that…
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Search and Rescue
The first thing before taking part in a “Search and Rescue” operation is to make…
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Collapse of Individual Structures
This refers to mechanical collapse of certain structures, e.g. building, bridges etc. This causes people…
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Structural Damage
Structural damages come under two major categories: 1. Large Scale damage to structures. These are typically…
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Terrorist Activities
Terrorist activities were traditionally not considered as disasters. However, during the last few years, terrorist…