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GCat: Policy and Organization
MCat: Disaster Response
Cat: Environmental Health

Environmental concerns related to disasters - handling cadavers, sanitation, waste management, etc.

14 Resources
Advice for Safeguarding Buildings Against Chemical or Biological Attack [24046] ?

Advice for dealing with a biological or chemical release in a building

Directory of Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Consquence Assessment Models [25642] ?

Information about models used to determine the transport of hazardous materials released into the atmosphere

Drinking Water Quality - Water Sanitation [20086] ?

Information on drinking water quality and infectious disease transmission and prevention

Environmental Health in Disasters [20092] ?

Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide

Ground & Drinking Water Security [24524] ?

Resources related to Homeland Security

Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Environmental Terrorist Attacks [23338] ?

Preventive measures that building managers can take to protect building air environments from terrorist attacks

Guide to Sanitation in Shelters and Camps [20082] ?

Sanitary Guidelines for Camps and Settlements

Guide to Water Purification [24908] ?

90 percent of the world’s water is contaminated in some way

Guidelines for Temporary Shelter [20081] ?

Basic Guide for Housing - a set of questions to give you an idea of the appropriate actions to take

Protecting Buildings and Their Occupants from Airborne Hazards [23486] ?

Technical instruction document for protection against outdoor and indoor releases of hazardous materials

Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack: A Decision-Making Framework [28482] ?

The criteria that must be met for a cleanup to be declared successful, allowing the reoccupation of a facility

Rodents in Disasters [20080] ?

Management and Control of Rodents and Mice in Natural Disasters

Water Security - Vulnerability Assessment Tools [24525] ?

Information and tools for security for water and wastewater systems


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