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

这项研究将评估可能影响社区的地震产生的有害物质泄漏的风险，审查当地公共和私营部门为减轻和准备此类紧急情况所做的努力，并概述风险管理的备选政策。这项研究将集中在加州地震高风险地区的两个社区。研究中将结合三种类型的分析：为每个社区建立地震影响模型，包括对处理危险化学品的设施的脆弱性进行地震分析；实地工作和访谈，以获取有关现有缓解和备灾方案的数据；和政策分析，以确定适当和可行的战略，以减轻危害。

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.