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Reports on the achievements of Hoechst's neighborhood council covering its Frankfurt and Griesheim sites in Germany. Long-term study on the effects of the leak of ortho-nitroanisol from the Griesheim site; Attendance at meetings open to a wider public; Media's focus on accidents at Hoechst; Improvements in handling of incidents.

Highlights the report of the German chemical employees union. 1993 as the year with the lowest accident rate since 1950; Percentage of accidents that involved poisoning or burns.

Reports on the explosion happened at BASF's steam cracker in Ludwigshafen, Germany on July 31, 1998. Number of persons injured in the accident; Cause of the explosion.

Details the explosion and fire at Ciba Specialty Chemicals' site at Grenzach, Germany on July 10, 1998. Investigation on the incident.

Reports on a fire in the filter unit of Clariant company's Frankfurt, Germany coatings factory on October 9, 1997. Cause of the fire.

Reports on the leakage of n-methyldiethanolamine from BASF's Ludwigshafen complex into the Rhine River in Germany on September 5, 1996 after a metal pipe burst and a larger volume of the chemical escaped into the site's water treatment system.

Reports on the death of one of the four workers who were injured in an explosion at BASF AG.'s main site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on July 16, 1995.