Chemical Hazards, Mitigation, and Preparedness in Areas of High Seismic Risk

这项研究将评估地震产生的有害物质释放可能影响社区的风险，审查当地公共和私营部门为缓解和应对此类紧急情况所做的努力，并概述风险管理的替代政策。 该研究将重点关注加利福尼亚州地震高危地区的两个社区。 该研究将结合三种类型的分析：每个社区的地震影响模型，包括处理危险化学品的设施的脆弱性的地震分析；进行实地工作和访谈，以获得有关现有缓解和备灾计划的数据；政策分析，以确定减轻危害的适当且可行的策略。

This study will assess the risk of earthquake-generated hazardous material releases that could affect communities, examine local public and private sector efforts to mitigate and prepare for such emergencies, and outline policy alternatives for risk management. The study will focus upon two communities in a high seismic risk area of California. Three types of analysis will be combined in the study: earthquake effects modeling for each community, including seismic analysis of the vulnerability of facilities that handle hazardous chemicals; field work and interviews to obtain data on existing mitigation and preparedness programs; and policy analysis to determine appropriate and feasible strategies to mitigate the hazard.