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Agrochemicals

The incident summaries provide a brief description of the event and highlight key points (including basic causes, critical factors, root causes and lessons learned) in addition to signposting interested readers to the detailed investigation report and selected other pertinent reference materials.

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Seveso - 10 July 1976

Incident: Runaway Reactor Toxic Material Release. Location: Italy. Keywords: BD, bursting, communication, control, design, dioxin, exothermic, procedure, response, TCDD, toxic. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Bhopal - 03 December 1984

Incident: Methyl isocyanate storage tank temperature runaway. Location India. Keywords: accountability, Bhopal, control, flare, isolation, MIC, MoC, runaway, sabotage, scrubber, tank, toxic, training. Author: Peter Marsh.

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Toulouse - 21 September 2001

Incident: Ammonium Nitrate Warehouse Explosion. Location: France. Keywords: AZF; AN; contamination; detonation; explosion; housekeeping; nitrate; pollution; storage; Toulouse; training. Author: Peter Marsh.

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West - 17 April 2013

Incident: Ammonium nitrate fertiliser storage bin explosion. Location: USA. Keywords: AN; bin; contamination; detonation; explosion; FGAN; fire; planning; response; West; WFC. Author: Peter Marsh.

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La Porte - 15 November 2014

Incident: Toxic chemical release. Location: USA. Keywords: alarm; drain; ERT; fan; hydrate; La Porte; mercaptan; permit; PHA; PPE; PSM; procedure; rescue; toxic; training. Author: Peter Marsh.

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