chlorine accidents

[Marjolijn Knot <marjolijn.knot@wtm.tudelft.nl>]

To all recepients of dioxin discussion list:

I am working on a PhD project on the (innovation) strategies of PVC-
linked companies pursue in response to the chlorine and PVC debates. 
Special focus is on the question how and why companies choose between 
optimizing the PVC production chain and switching over to substitutes.

Right now, I am looking for case-histories of chlorine accidents 
(and/or VCM and other PVC related accidents and issues). In that 
sense the dioxin list subscribers already provided some useful 
information! However, I was wondering if anyone knows whether 
there exist monitoring lists of such accidents? Or do you have 
information on specific accidents involving chlorine or PVC related 
substances? 
I would be very grateful for any information on this!

Does anyone know about WEB-discussion lists or sites more 
specifically focused on chlorine and/or PVC?
 
For other people interested, I already found the following sources 
on accidents:
- V.C. Marshall (1987) 'Major Chemical Hazards'
- Manufacturing Chemist's Association, Inc (1962, 1966) "Histories of 
accidents in the chemical industry"
- Advisory Committee on Major Hazards (1979, 1984) "Second Report", 
"Third Report" HMSO


Marjolijn Knot

Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Technology and Society,
Section Technology Assessment
De Vries van Heystplantsoen 2
2618 RZ Delft, The Netherlands

tel: +31-15 278 3447
fax: +31-15 278 3177

E mail marjolijn.knot@wtm.tudelft.nl