Hazardous Materials

Technological hazards include hazardous materials incidents and nuclear power plant failures. Usually, little or no warning precedes incidents involving technological hazards. In many cases, victims may not know they have been affected until many years later. For example, health problems caused by hidden toxic waste sites—like that at Love Canal, near Niagara Falls, New York—surfaced years after initial exposure.

The number of technological incidents is escalating, mainly as a result of the increased number of new substances and the opportunities for human error inherent in the use of these materials.

Hazardous Materials preparedness from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Are you ready guide

Chemical Emergencies preparedness from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Specific Chemical Agents

Information for the General Public