Poisoning of atmosphere or water courses due to industrial sources (in EM-DAT referred to as « Ind: Poisoning » and forms a disaster subset of disaster type « industrial accident »)
Examples: Poisoning by lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, or other metals; poisoning by carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, or other gases; poisoning by benzol, carbon tetrachloride, or other organic solvents; poisoning by insecticide sprays such as parathion and lead arsenate; poisoning by other chemicals such as formaldehyde, plastics, and resins