| Main Title |
Hazardous material spills : a documentation and analysis of historical data / |
| Author |
Buckley, Joseph L., ;
Wiener., Stephen A.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory (Cincinnati, Ohio); Factory Mutual Research Corporation.; Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, Mass. |
| Publisher |
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory ; for sale by the National Technical Information Service, |
| Year Published |
1978 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/2-78-066; FMRC-22405; RC76-T-47; EPA-68-03-0317; PB281090 |
| Stock Number |
PB-281 090 |
| OCLC Number |
04042491 |
| ISBN |
pbk. |
| Subjects |
Hazardous substances
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| Additional Subjects |
Hazardous materials ;
Water pollution ;
Accident prevention ;
Documentation ;
Data analysis ;
Sources ;
Tables(Data) ;
Hazardous materials spills
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJED |
EPA 600/2-78-066 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
01/01/1988 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-2-78-066 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD RPS |
EPA 600-2-78-066 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
09/08/2020 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-2-78-066 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB-281 090 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
x, 233 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
The ultimate goal of this study was the prevention of hazardous material spills through application of research effort. The immediate objective was to provide guidance for the choice of research priorities for spill prevention through documentation and analysis of historical incidents involving hazardous material spills. Data were analyzed for the period January 1, 1971 through June 30, 1973. In excess of 15,000 incidents were examined, resulting in the documentation of approximately 10 percent as hazardous material spills. To allow comparison of spills of different materials, a hazard potential scheme was developed, incorporating toxicity and quantity spilled, to rank an incident on a hazard potential scale ranging from one to ten. A pragmatic approach to this problem was taken and the scheme developed is specific to the needs of this study rather than a general mechanism for comparing spills. Primary and secondary causes of hazardous material spills in various operational areas (In Transit, Loading-Unloading Areas, In Plant Storage, In Plant Processing) were identified. The data were treated to find the frequency and distribution of hazardous material spills by cause, operational area and hazard potential. |
| Notes |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. Contract Number: 68-03-0317, Program Element No. 1BB610. "April 1978." |
