
Secure Web-based Chemical Threat Assessment
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In response to the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (Section 550), DHS must identify, assess, and ensure the security and safety of at high-risk chemical facilities throughout the nation. These so-called “domestic weapons of mass destruction” are located throughout South Carolina. While federal level processes and procedures are in place for identifying the facilities and chemicals on the DHS list, there is neither a systematic understanding of the threat to at risk populations in our state nor an understanding of readiness related to each of the specific threats. Such information would be vital to the formulation of planning and preparedness functions throughout the state.
To address this problem, we conducted spatial analyses of the chemicals of interest within the state, identify the populations residing in potential threat areas, and examine the readiness and response systems within the state. We developed a web-based chemical assessment tool to analyze South Carolina’s unique landscape of chemical risk.
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