Sudden water pollution events bring serious damage to the ecological environment and put humans at risk because they arise without warning and are usually large in scale.In this study,we analyzed the risk elements and processes of water pollution incidents based on the statistical analysis of sudden water pollution events occurring in China from 2011to 2015.The study will advance the theory of and response to sudden water pollution incidents.There are five major elements in the risk propagation chain: risk source,risk propagation,risk nodes,risk signals and risk victims.The risk source can be ...