United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Oil and Special Materials
Control Division
WH-548
Washington, DC 20460
EPA-430/9-79/019
January 1980
Water and Waste Management
vvEPA
Hazardous Materials Incidents
Reported to U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Regional Offices
From October, 1977
through September, 1979
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS
REPORTED TO
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGIONAL OFFICES
FROM OCTOBER 1977 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1979
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OIL AND SPECIAL MATERIALS CONTROL DIVISION
(WH-548)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
January 1980
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO U.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGIONAL
OFFICES FROM OCTOBER, 1977 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 1979
INTRODUCTION:
This document is a record of hazardous material incidents which
were reported to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional
Offices from October, 1977 to October, 1979. This two year record has
been compiled primarily from incident files located in EPA's ten
Regional Offices. However, due to a lack of complete records in the
Region I office, most data for Region I was obtained from the States
of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont. The study was performed by contract personnel during the
period of October 29 through November 7 of 1979.
Although a recent EPA regulation (see 40 CFR, Part 117, "Deter-
mination of Reportable Quantities for Hazardous Substances", August
20, 1979) requires the reporting of certain incidents where designated
hazardous substances reach navigable waters, this regulation was not
in effect until September, 1979. However, during the period studied,
spillers of hazardous materials were subject to a variety of other
Federal and State notification requirements. Consequently, while most
of the incidents found were reported voluntarily to EPA by individ-
uals, companies, or government officials actually involved in the
incidents, some of the data in EPA's files may have been supplied by
State or other Federal agencies.
The record contains information on 3,076 hazardous material inci-
dents which were reported during the two year period. While most of
the incidents were spills of oil or hazardous substances, some in-
volved active and inactive waste disposal sites, discharges related to
the failure of manufacturing processes or waste treatment systems, and
"mystery incidents, the cause of which was unknown. In addition, a
number of incidents reported were edited from this record because
either the type of incident and material spilled could not be identi-
fied or the material spilled was not hazardous.
The materials involved in the recorded incidents range from
highly toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to less hazardous spills
of small quantities of alcohol. The amounts of material reportedly
spilled in the incidents range from less than one pint to over one
million gallons. Small quantities of spills are often reported be-
cause on-scene personnel may not know what material is actually
involved or what hazard, if any, the spill presents to public health
and safety or the environment. This uncertainty sometimes results in
reports which, upon investigation, prove to have been unnecessary.
Many of the' incidents involving a very small amount of material were
potential spills which were averted or minimized by the efforts of
on-scene personnel.
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The purpose of compiling this record was to provide as complete a
list as possible of hazardous material incidents reported to EPA and
to demonstrate the magnitude of the hazardous material spill problem
in the United States today. The Agency does not contend that all of
the incidents reported represent situations where public health and
safety or the environment was harmed or endangered. EPA also realizes
that because of variability in State and Federal reporting laws and
procedures, this record probably is incomplete and, further, that the
terminology used and the type of data presented may be inconsistent
between different States and Regions.
FORMAT OF THE REPORT:
The report is divided into two main sections, the first covering
fiscal year 1979 and the second covering fiscal year 1978. At the
beginning of each section a national summary of data for the year is
presented. Within, each section the data is organized by EPA Region.
Summaries for each Region are also provided and include information
on the number and types of incidents which occurred. For convenience
the summaries also identify the number of voluntarily reported inci-
dents which involved oil in combination with one or more other mate-
rials. It should be noted that in the absence of an EPA hazardous
substance notification regulation many other incidents involving haz-
ardous materials in combination with oil were reported to EPA as
spills of oil only.
The data on specific incidents includes the location, date, type
of incident, material (and volume) involved, and the environmental
medium affected. Where available, additional information on an inci-
dent has been provided as a comment.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Users desiring further information regarding the preparation of
this report may contact Mr. Hans Crump, Spill Prevention and Control
Branch (WH-548), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
D.C. 20460 (202-245-3045).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction iii
FY 1979
National Summary 3
Region I
Summary 5
Overview 6
Region II
Summary 29
Overview 30
Region III
Summary 59
Overview 60
Region IV
Summary 89
Overview 90
Region V
Summary 123
Overview 124
Region VI
Summary 157
Overview 158
Region VII
Summary 179
Overview 180
Region VIII
Summary 193
Overview 194
Region IX
Summary 205
Overview 206
Region X
Summary 225
Overview 226
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FY 1978
National Summary 235
Region I
Summary 237
Overview 238
Region II
Summary 257
Overview 258
Region III
Summary 281
Overview 282
Region IV
Summary 305
Overview 306
Region V
Summary 331
Overview 332
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Region VI
Summary 359
Overview 360
Region VII
Summary 375
Overview 376
Region VIII
Summary 383
Overview 384
Region IX
Summary 391
Overview 392
Region X
Summary 413
Overview 414
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FY 1979
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
Type of Incidents
1596
170
1766
Storage 169
Trucks 258
Rail 363
Aircraft 11
Ship/Barge 32
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac. 287
Waste Disposal 48
Treatment 35
Pipeline 38
Fire 38
Capacitor/
Transformer 171
Unknown 256
Miscellaneous 60
TOTAL 1766
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SUMMARY
REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
0) & (2)
Type of Incidents
141
11
152
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac,
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
32
26
0
19
15
n
29
152
* School vandalism (1), Road Side Spraying (1), Piling leachate (1),
Flooding (1), Old Cylinder (1).
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Stratford ,
CT.
N. Hartford
CT.
Plants ville
CT.
New Haven ,
CT.
Easton > CT.
Southington
CT.
New Haven >
Manchester *
CT.
gtratford »
T
DATE
10/05/78
10/11/78
,10/17/78
10/17/78
10/30/78
11/03/78
11/09/78
11/10/78
11/16/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Storage -
ruptured transform
er
unknown - unknown
unknown - unknown
unknown - unknown
storage - power
plant
unknown - unknown
rail car -
ruptured line
storage - drain
ruptured
storage - containe
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB - h gal.
milky oil • 75 g.
milky liquid ,10 g.
black liquid fcmfc . )
PCB
blue liquid, 5 g.
Anhydrous Ammonia
Monoethanolamine
caustic, 55 gal.
r Adhesives, paint
thinners
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
Nepuck Broo
Quinnipiac R
Long Island
Sound
ground
Quinnipiac R
air
drains
ground , air
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Waterbury '
CT.
Meriden » ^ '
New Mil ford
CT.
Stratford,
CT.
Stamford,
CT.
Cheshire*
CT.
Watertown*
CT
DATE
11/18/79
11/27/78
12/08/78
12/08/78
12/08/78
12/11/78
12/15/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Environmental waste
treatment - process
error
storage - leaking
drum
storage - fill line
ruptured
trans. v- leaking
transfer line
storage - pump
packing failed
non secure lagoon
storage - improper
ly stored drum
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfur - unknown
amt .
PCS - 20 gal.
; Catioriic Resin
1,100 Jbs.
Methanol - 20 gal.
10% Sodium Hydroxid
30 gal.
unknown
Metal compound, 2g.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
ground ,
water
building,
ground
ground
0
water,
Stamford
Ha rbor
ground
floor
COMMENTS
Animals
cleaned.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Lisbon > CT.
Clinton , CT
E . Haddam >
CT.
W. Haven ,
CT.
Avon > CT.
New Haven ,
CT.
Mil ford , CT
E. Haven ,
CT.
DATE
12/29/78
1/08/79
1/09/79
1/13/79
1/17/79
1/18/79
, 1/19/79
1/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
storage - capacitor
leak
disposal - leachate
seep
unknown
manufacturing
explosion
storage - broken
hose
storage - containe
leak
manufacturing -
incorrect chemical
mix
sewer line
cause unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB - 3 gal.
leachate (green li
unknown amt .
Bunder - 10 gal.
Styrene - 900 gal.
Ink - 200 gal.
• cleaning solvent
20 gal.
Caustic mixture
15 Ibs.
Gas fumes -
unknown amt .
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
j) un-named
stream
CT . River
ground
ground
ground
none
air
8
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bristol > CT
Long Island
Sound j CT.
Tolland , CT
Tolland » CT
New Haven ,
CT.
Bridgeport ,
CT.
Waterbury ,
CT.
Bridgeport ,
CT.
Bethel , CT.
DATE
. 2/20/79
2/22/79
. 2/27/79
. 2/27/79
3/03/79
3/13/79
3/14/79
3/15/79
3/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
treatment system
facility - sub. ele
cable break
storage - cause unl
trans. - dome cove:
tank truck
storage - leaking
valve box
unk . di s charge
unk. discharge
treatment -
malfunctioning
plant
manufacturing
unk. cause
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Metal hydroxide
unknown amt.
c. Nonylbenzene
500+ gal.
Hydroquinone
unk . amt .
Styr,ene - unk, ami
Styrene - 200 gal.
Red dye - unk. amt.
Greenish foam -
unk . amt .
White material
unk. amt.
Polyvinyl Chloride
unk . amt .
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Pequabuck P..
Long Island
Sound
ground
. ground
Port of N.
Haven
Bridgeport
Harbor
Naugatuck R.
Bridgeport
Harbor
ground
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
West Haven,
CT.
Greenwich,
CT.
Greenwich
CT.
Bridgeport,
CT.
Plainville,
CT.
Darien, CT.
Waterbury,
CT.
West Haven,
CT.
DATE
3/22/79
3/22/79
3/25/79
3/27/79
4/01/79
4/02/79
4/09/79
4/10/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
storage - unk. cau:
storage
unk. cause
manuf ac t ur in g
discharge.
truck - accident
storage - fire
trans. -Cargo tank
unknown
storage-tank over-
flow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
e Chemical PlastLcc
unk . amt .
Ethylene Glycol
2 gal.
Solvents & Oil
50 gal.
Dyes & Diesel fuel
500 gal.
Fertilizer - unk. at
Hydrochloric Acid
10 gal.
Green Material
50 gal.
Methyl methacrylate
30 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
der air
ground
Indian Hargc
Binney Park
road
tt ground, aii
ground
Great Brook
ground
10
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Norwalk , CT
Wethersfielc
CT.
Woodbury,
CT.
Middletown ,
CT.
Plainfield,
CT.
Wallingford,
CT.
Norwalk, CT,
Ledyard, CT,
Groton > CT.
DATE
4/20/79
.4/25/79
4/26/79
4/26/79
4/26/79
4/27/79
5/08/79
5/21/79
5/22/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
storage-tank over-
fill
storage - fire
storage - discharge
trans . -truck-lost
drum
manuf acturin g
housekeeping
storage-piping
failure
unknown
Highschool-storage
vandalism
s tor age -di s char ge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Xylene - 60 gal.
Mixed waste-unk . amt
Hydrochloric Acid
15 gal.
terpintine-55 gal.
mixed waste-100 g.
Formaldehyde-350 g.
yellow oil-unk. amt
mixed pesticides
2 gal.
Toluene-1 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
groundwater
surface wate:
Pomperang-^R.
ground
groundwater
ground /
groundwater
Norwalk R.
small pond
surface wate
Thomas Riv.
11
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Manchester ,
CT.
W. Hartford
CT.
Canton , CT,
Danbury , CT
Water ford,
CT.
Danbury , CT
Stamford*
CT.
Waterbury >
CT.
Colchester »
CT.
DATE
6/04/79
6/05/79
6/07/79
6/12/79
6/12/79
6/12/79
6/13/79
6/13/79
6/16/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
s tor age- trans f orrtie j
trans . -truck
leaky drum
discharge-manuf act
storage-tank over-
fill
trans. -tank truck
ruptured valve
storage-overfill
storage-tank over-
fill
storage-discharge
storage -fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-2 gal.
Carrier jet emulsi
fier
unknown
Polyurethane-5 , 000
Ibs.
Toluene-unk . amt .
foam resin bond
unk . amt .
sodium hydroxide
unk. amt.
acetic acid-100 g.
naphthalene/mineral
spirits-300 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
- road
Farmingtorr I
ground , surf a
water
ground
brook
ground
surfacevate:
Mad River
ground
12
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Long Warf ,
CT.
East Berlin,
CT.
Norwalk* CT.
Meridan CT
to
Sc arbor o ME
Milford, CT,
DATE
6/21/79
6/26/79
6/28/79
8/30/79.
9/17/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
trans-truck accider
trans. -truck washii
inanuf act ur in g-
dumping
trans, -leaking drui
trans.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
+-. trichloromethane
1 gal.
g butyl aery late
unk , amt .
detergent
t coal tar dye
methyl violet in
acetic acid-30 g.
sodium cyanide
20 Ibs.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
none
Wilson Cove
ground
interstate
highway
ground
13
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Old Orchard
to
S. Portland
ME.
Sanford' ME
Glenburn ,
ME.
Fairfield,
ME.
Scott Paper
Skowhegon,
ME.
Jay, ME.
Orrington9
ME.
Jackman, ME
DATE
10/ /78
1/15/79
2/23/79
4/5/79
5/22/79
spring79
summer 7 9
6/14/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
trans-rail
.oose valve/leakage
nanuf act. -plant up-
set
brans-truck accidenl
nfg. -valve failure
in mixing process
trans -truck
improper fittings
S hose leak
mfg. -facility pro-
cess upset
mfg. -facility pro-
cess upset
trans-air emergency
dumping after engin
mal funotj.cn
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
acid sludge-unk.am
methyl methacrylate
25 gallons
powdered pesticide
unk . amt .
sodium hypochlorite
1,000 gal
black liquid
(sodium sulfidrate)
1,100 gal.
chlor ine-unk . amt .
chlorine-100 Ibs.
^orthene-250 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
t ground
(rail bed)
ground , air
s ground
sewer to
Kennebec R.
water, ditch
to brook to
sediment por
to Kennebec I
aix
air
ground/air
COMMENTS
1) 3 cows
drank.
<2) 3 cows
. died.
Referred to
pesticides
branch.
14
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Big Eagle
Lake , ME.
Yarmouth,
ME.
Guilford,
ME.
Bar Mills,
ME.
Meriden to
Scarboro ,
ME.
DATE
6/14/79
7/18/79
5/24/79
9/13/79
8/30/72
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
:ran-air crash
unk. -leaching from
river bank
storage-flood
storage-spilled
trans-truck leaking
drum
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
"seven-4"-100 gal.
S400 g. avgas
mercury-unk , amt .
TRI 5-15, 000. Ibs.
latex paint - 50g.
coal tar dye
methyl violet in
acetic acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Big Eagle Lak
SAllagash Rrv
ground &
Royal River
Piscataqua ^R.
ground&Sado J
groung
eReferred to
.pesticides
branch.
COMMENTS
Lab assisted
ME DEP.
15
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Wilkinson-
ville , MA.
Belcher town,
MA.
Norton 9 MA.
So . Hadley ,
MA.
Lanesboro ,
MA.
Auburn, MA.
Attleboro»
MA.
DATE
10/27/78
Fall 78
11/78
11/17/7S
11/22/79
11/78
12/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Storage-hose rup-
tured
Disposal-waste in
septic tank
Disposal-improper
disposal
Storage-drum
puncturued
Disposal-found in
landfill
Disposal-waste
lagoon overflow
& leachate
Disposal-improper
disposal of nuclea
waste
MATERIAL SPILLED
AMD VOLUME
Resin plasticizer
50 -gal.
Trichloroethylene ,
1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane, halomethan
150 unidentified
Quantity unk
Uranium & other
radioactive wastes
Unk
Paint
10 gal.
Pyranol (PCB's)
Unk
Oil waste acids
& other chemicals
Unk
Radium wastes
• Unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Groundwater
>s
Ground ,
Groundwater
Connecticut
River
Ground
Ground
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Acton* MA.
Lynn. MA.
No. Reading'
MA.
Fall River,
MA.
Norwood, MA.
•Dighton» MA.
Brockton, MA
DATE
12/78
L2/10/78
12/29/78
12/12/78
1979
1/18/79
. 1/26/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unk
storage- transformer
failure
unk
storage-capac'itator
exploded
unk
unk-possible efflu-
ent from I.C.I
Dighton
truck-drum fell
from truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
benzene, chloroform
1,1 dichloroethane,
1,1 dichloroethy-
lene, methylene
chloride, toluene,
1,1,1 trichloro-
ethylene
unk
PCB's
50 gal.
tri'chloroetnylene
unk
pyranol
5 gal.
trichloroethylene
unk
red dye
unk
ammonia hydroxide
55 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
/
groundwater
ground
groundwater
ground
groundwater
T
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bradford>
MA.
Norwood , MA
Westwood j
MA.
So. Graf ton
MA.
Freetown ,
MA.
' Attleboro ,
MA.
Dartmouth >
MA.
DATE
2/7/79
2/20/79
3/79
4/5/79
4/8/79
4/17/79
4/20/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
rail-vandalism of
valve
storage-overfilled
storage tank
unk
unk
disposal-illegal'
disposal of chem.
wastes
truck-drum tipped
over
disposal-suspected
illegal storage &
disposal .of haz.
material
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME'
polypropylene glycol
23,5.66 gal.
latex
10 gal.
1,1,1 trichloro-
e thane
unk
unk
various chemical
wastes
1500 drums
butyl -8
30 gal.
chloroform, dich-
loroethylene
unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
ground
groundwater
Dlacks.tone
River
ground
ground
ground &
groundwater
18
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Yarmouth,
MA.
Burlington,
MA.
wbburn. MA.
Weymouth,
MA.
Canton, MA.
Danvers, MA
DATE
4/25/79
5/79
5/79
5/14/79
5/14/79
5/21/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
disposal^- improper
disposal of haz.
material
unk
disposal-illegal
burial of 187 drums
of waste
storage-ruptured
transformer
unk
unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
paint solvents,
trichloroethylene ,
toluene, 1,1,1 tri-
chloroe thane
unk
trichloroethylene
unk
chloroform,
trichloroethylene
PCS ''s
unk
trichloroethylene ,
1,1,1 trichloro-
e thane
tr ichloroethylne
unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
groundwater
groundwater
ground
groundwater
groundwater
Believed
that problem
possibly re-
lates to Tn.
of Bedford's
trichloro-
ethylene
problem.
COMMENTS
19
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Dorchester ,
MA.
Fort Devens
MA.
Falmouth ,
MA.
Danvers ,
MA.
Billerica ,
MA.
Somerville ,
MA.
E. Bridge-
water , MA.
DATE
6/6/79
.6/7/79
6/11/79
6/15/79
6/15/79
6/22/79
6/25/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
disposal-illegal
storage or haz.
waste
storage-leak in
transformer
unk
raise-legal state
spraying of road-
side
disposal-illegal
disposal of haz.
waste
truck-truck washed
out
unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
trichloroethylene ,
acids, other
chemicals
2000 barrels
PCB's
1 gal.
detergents, boron
& unidentified
substances
unk
"Dow Pon C"
unk
methyl ethyl
ketone
385 gal - 7 drums
chemical solvents
Q-10
200 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
ground
ditch
none
iitorm drains
ground
COMMENTS
Taken out of
state.
20
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Wilmington,
MA.
Oxford. MA.
Concord* MA
Taunton » ™
Chicopee ,
MA.
Huntington
MA.
DATE
7/3/79
7/14/79
•8/10/79
•8/10/79
8/17/79
8/24/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unk
disposal-improper
disposal of chem.
truck-leaking seal
at valve
storage-container
leak
storage-ruptured
transformer
unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME'
trichloroethylene ,
1,1,1 trichloro-
ethane
unk
metallic sodium
under oil, chlor-
ates, oxides,
perchlorates,
peroxides, acids,
cyanices, arsenics
heavy metals, &
others
nitric acid
unk
phenol chloride
500 Ibs.
PCS
aluminum sulfate
200 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
groundwater
ground
air
air , ground
q round
ground
21
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Meriden, CT
to Scarboro
ME
Framingham,
MA.
No. Spring-
field , MA.
DATE
8/30/79
9/4/79
9/24/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
truck-leaking drum
truck -vent valve
open-vaporized
truck
unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME'
coal tar dye
30 gal.
styrene
ethyl acrylate
10 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
air
ground
22
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Gorham , NH .
DATE
10/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
abandoned storage-
tank ruotured in
abandoned building
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
urea formaldahyde
8000 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
land
COMMENTS
No evidence
that it reach-
ed water.
Owner pumped
as much as it
could out of
ground.
23
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hope Valley
, RI.
Warwick, RI.
Providence,
RI.
E.
Providence,
RI.
Crans'ton>
RI.
Coventry,
RI.
Central ,
RI.
E.
Providence ,
RI.
DATE
10/11/78
11/10/78
11/22/79
1/24/79
5/4/79
5/10/79
5/9/79
8/13/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
manufacturing-
tank overfill
manufacturing-
open door on retort
manufacturing -
dumping
manufacturing -
dumping
unk
storage-unloading
from truck
storage-tank
overfilled
misc. -leach from
pilings & old
spill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME'
37% formaldehyde
20 gal
osmose-33 wood
preserv. copper,
chromium, arsenic
3,600
lucite
5 gal.
toluene
unk
paint
1 pint
olin detergent
SL-62
20 gal.
epoxy resin
20 gal.
#6 oil & creosote
5 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
plant floor,
ground,
roadway ,
3 ponds
sewer system
Prov j dence
River
Pawtucket
River
ground ,
Pawtuxet Riv
ground
Narragansett
Bay
24
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Coventry ,
RI.
Scituate ,
RI.
DATE
7/27/79
7/26/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
storage-fire/
explosion
misc. -spilled
contained
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME'
dizzo pigments
(organic & zinc
compounds)
100 Ibs.
sevin, malathion
25 Ib. 5 Ib.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Pawtuxet
River
Quonapaug
Brook
25
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Rutland Towi
VT.
Springfield)
VT.
Cambridge ,
VT.
Bennington,
VT.
S. .Burling-
ton* VT.
Bristol, VT
Shaftsbury,
VT.
N. Stratfor
VT.
DATE
, 10/31/78
11/14/78
1/3/79
11/17/78
1/24/79
:°l/30/79
1/29/79
2/21/79
i> 3/9/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
truck-: accident
misc. -leak
truck-road acci.
unknown
mf g . unk . amt .
unknown
treatment
holding lagoon lea
misc. -flooding
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
liq. ammonia&diesal
fuel-50 gal.
LPG
trichloroethylene
perchloroethylene
(20 gal)
red discharge
ink . amt .
undercoating mat.
500 gal.
lacquer , stain , fuel
oil - unk. amt.
liquid process
c waste-200 g.
#2fuel oil, propane
gasoline-unk. amt.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
air
water
Lamoille R.
4
Bennington
POTW, Walloc
sac River
Barlett's
Bay POTW
unknown
ground ,
Paran Creek
CT Riv.
26
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Springfield
VT.
Burlington »
VT.
Brandon > VT
Brandon , VT
Ferrisberg ,
VT.
W. Brome,
Quebec ,
Canada
Morrisville
VT.
Montpelier :
VT.
DATE
4/18/79
4/27/79
• 6/15/79
. 6/4/79
6/6/79
6/21/79
, 7/16/79
7/31/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
train-derailment
unknown
mfg. -truck washing:
overflow Tagoon
unknown
truck-accident
train-derailment ;
misc. -old cylinder
storage
leaky t ran former
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
propane, salt^-
ink . amt ..
kerosene type
cleaner-unk. amt.
; pesticide-unk. amt
hydrocarbons
unk . amt .
liquid asphalt-
2,500 gal.
Jetroleum gas, LPG,
octyl alcohol
unk . amt . s
chlorine-unk. amt.
PCB-1.5 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
air
Burlington
POTW
ground
spring, brool<
ground
river flow-
ing toward
VT
air
ground
27
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Swan ton t VT
Brattleboros
VT.
Colchester,
VT.
Colchester,
VT.
Essex , VT.
-
DATE
8/1/79
9/9/79
8/15/79
8/21/79
8/21/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
treatment
closed plant
unknown
rail-derailment
truck-accident
trans. -unk.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
25% NaOH-lOOOgal.
cleaning compound,
wood preservative
unk. amt.
L.P.G.-l rail car
chlorine , ammonia
tanks
C12+ NA, NH3
unknown amt.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
unknown
unknown
air
none
ground
28
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SUMMARY
REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
Type of Incidents
158
47
205
Storage 0
Trucks 30
Rail 16
Aircraft 0
Ship/Barge 3
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac. 113
Waste Disposal 8
Treatment o
Pipeline n
Fire n
Capacitor/
Transformer -JR
Unknown 16
Miscellaneous* 3
TOTAL 205
* Private Home (3)
29
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Washington
Twp, N.J.
Passaic
County, N.J.
Owego, N.Y.
Middlesex,
N.J.
Rochester,
N.Y.
Key port, N.
J.
Elizabeth
Port, N.J.
DATE
9/29/78
10/5/78
10/3/78
1/3/78
10/6/78
10/11/73
10/16/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Unknown
Unknown
Truck
Factory
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
#2 oil & styrene
(200 gallons)
Adhesive compound
Sulfuric acid
Caustic compound
PCB and transfor-
mer oil (120 gal-
lons)
Unknown
Xylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Bear Brook
Air
Land
Wa,ter -
Ambrose
Brook
Land
Water -
Raritan
Bay
Air & Land
30
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Watertown,
N.Y.
Binghamton,
N.Y.
Bayonne,
N.J.
Linden,
N.J.
Linden,
N.J.
Knowton Twp,
N.J.
DATE
10/18/78
10/20/78
10/19/78
10/25/78
TO/31/78
10/31/78
11/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Rail
Truck
Factory
Factory
Factory
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorine
Caustic soda
solution
Dime thy! ami ne
(2 gallons)
Pyridine
Di me thy Idithi phos-
phoric acid
(1 ,600 gallons)
Methylisobutyl
ketone (1 quart)
Methyl ethyl ketone
(6,000 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Air
Air & Land
Water -
N.Y. Bay
Wa'ter -
Rock away
Ri ver
Water -
Arthur
Kill
Water -
Delaware
Ri ver
31
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Cedar Knolls
N.J.
Cherry Hill,
N.J.
Berkeley
Hgts, N.J.
Cocksackie,
N.Y.
Delaware
Water Gap,
N.J.
Amherst,
N.Y.
DATE
,11/2/78
11/6/78
11/7/78
11/3/78
11/9/78
11/6/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Rail
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mixed solvents &
cashew nut oil
Titanium dioxide
compounds
Aluminum hydroxide
(100 gallons)
Corrosive mater-
ial
Unknown
PCB and transfor-
mer oil (400 gal.'
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
*
Water -
Whippany
River
Air
Water -
Pa.ssaic
River
Air & Land
Water -
Delaware
River
Land
32
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
tew York,
N.Y.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Camden,
N.J.
Ponce, P.R.
•iolmichael,
N.J.
teckensack,
N.J.
Ylorrisville,
Pa.
DATE
11/14/7.8
11/15/78
11/16/78
11/16/78
11/15/78
11/17/7?
11/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Rail
Factory
Truck
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB and transfor-
mer oil
Mixed chemicals
Butyl Acrylates
Molasses & Oil
(7S,000 gallons)
Synthetic latex
(40 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil
Anhydrous ammonia
& acetylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water -
N.Y. Bay
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Delaware
River
33
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Norristown,
Pa.
Linden, N.J.
Rahway, N.J.
Mavreau ,
N.J.
Port Jeffer-
son, N.Y.
Beacon,
N.Y.
Monroe, N.Y
Somerset,
N.J.
DATE
11/14/7?
11/27/76
11/27/78
11/30/78
11/30/78
12/4/78
12/2/78
12/6/76
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Factory
Factory
Waste disposal
Unknown
Unknown
Truck
Private home
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Heavy metallic
waste (5,000 gal.
Dimethyl ether
Unknown
PCB and transfor-
mer oil
Trichloroethylene
(20 gallons)
Acid & Oil mixtun
CC14 (700 gallons
Mercury (1 gallon)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land &
Water - 1
Land & Air
Water -
Rahway
River
Land
*
Land
i Land
Land
Water -
Ran' tan
Ri ver
34
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Albany, N.Y.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Croton, N.Y.
Syracuse,
N.Y.
Poughkeep-
sie, N.Y.
Union, N.J.
Poughkeep-
sie, N.Y.
DATE
12/7/78
12/8/78
12/12/78
12/17/78
12/22/78
12/23/78
12/27/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Rail
Factory
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chromic acid
(30,000 gallons)
Waste chemicals
PCB & transformer
oil (50 gallons)
Waste chemicals
& asphalt
Synthetic latex
(1 ,000 gallons)
Ethyl ene Oxide
Styrene & Buta-
diene (600 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Hudson
River
Water -
Arthur
Kill
Water -
Hudson
River
Land
Water -
Hudson
River
Land
Air &
Water -
Hudson
River
35
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Parlin, N.J.
Carte ret,
N.J.
Niagara,
N.Y.
Albany, N1Y.
Haledon,
N.J.
Newark,
N.J.
Greenwich,
N.Y.
DATE
12/27/78
12/31/78
12/22/78
1/8/79
1/9/79
1/5/79
1/12/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Barge
Factory
Factory
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
CC14 (7,000 gal.)
Cumene (200 gal.)
Phenol (6,000 gal
Naptha (20,000
barrels)
Aluminum oxide
(500 Ibs)
Pesticide
Phenolic resin
(1 ,000 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water - ?
Water -
Arthur Kill
Water -
Cayuga Cred
Water -
Hudson
Ri ver
Water -
Mol lyann
Brook
Air
Water -
Hudson
River
36
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Croton, N.Y.
Bethel em
Twp., N.J.
Plainsboro,
N.J.
Buffalo,
N.Y.
Tonawanda ,
N.Y.
Newark ,
N.J.
Linden,
N.J.
Buffalo,
N.Y.
DATE
1/12/79
1/22/79
1/18/79
1/24/79
2/26/79
2/6/79
2/7/79
12/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Truck
Factory
Factory
Factory
Truck
Factory
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB & transformer
oil
HC1 (5,000 gallon;
HCN (5 Ibs)
Formaldehyde
(1,350 Ibs)
Phenol (4,000 gal)
Phosphoric acid
(165 gallons)
Anhydrous ammonia
(30 Ibs)
Chlorine
(54,000 Ibs)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
)Water -
Musconect-
ong River
Air
Water -
Niagara
Ri ver
*
Water -
Niagara
River
Land
Air
Land & Air
37
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Bergen,
N.Y.
Schenectady,
N.Y.
Freehold,
N.J.
Avenel ,
N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Fords, N.J.
DATE
2/23/79
2/23/79
2/28/79
3/1/79
3/1/79
3/8/79
3/9/79
3/9/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Truck
Factory
Rail
Factory
Truck
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ferric chloride
(20,000 gallons)
Mercury (70 Ibs)
Mixed chemicals
Cresylic acid
(1,000 Ibs)
Methyl ethyl ketone
(5,000 gallons)
Toluene (1800
gallons)
CN
Mixed esters &
alcohols (2,500
gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Mohawk
River
Land
Water -
Rahway
River
Land
Land
38
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Newburgh,
N.Y.
Bound Brook.
N.J.
Carte ret,
N.J.
Westville,
N.J.
Basking
Ridge, N.J.
Albany, N.Y.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Vestal, N0Y
DATE
3/19/79
3/16/79
3/19/79
3/21/79
3/22/79
3/23/79
3/26/79
3/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Unknown
Transformer
Unknown
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer
Aninine (10,000
gallons)
Dipthanolamine
(80 gallons)
Sulfuric acid
PCB & transformer
oil
PCB & transformer
oil (1 gallon)
Surfactant/deter-
gent
Copper sulfate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water -
Raritan
River
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Mohawk
Ri ver
Water -
Mile Brook
Water -
Susquehenna
River
39
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Jackson
Twp, N.O.
Morris,
N.J.
Dunki rk ,
N.Y.
Cadiff,
N.J.
Li nden ,
N.J.
Port New-
ark, N.J.
Newark ,
N.J.
DATE
3/4/79
3/26/79
3/27/79
3/27/79
3/28/79
3/28/79
3/29/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Transformer
Factory
Transformer
Factory
Truck
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chemical waste
PCB & transformer
oil
Sulfuric acid
(600 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (3 gallons)
Sulfuric & nitric
acid
Die thy lam" line
('55 gallons)
Ethyl ene oxide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Atl anti c
Ocean
Land
Land
Land
40
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
South Kear-
ney, N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Long Island
N.Y.
Dune! 1 en,
N.J.
Oswego,
N.Y.
Paulsboro,
N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
DATE
3/29/79
3/31/79
,3/29/79
4/2/79
3/22/79
4/5/79
4/4/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Truck
Truck
Factory
Unknown
Factory
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mixed acids & sol-
vents
Titanium tetra-
chloride (20 gal .)
Mixed pesticides
Unknown
Oil & Chemicals
Chemical waste
Surfactants/Deter-
gent
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Passaic R.
Land
Land
Water -
Bonegot
Brook
Land
•Water -
Delaware
River
Water -
Mile Brook
41
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pompton Lks
N.J.
Clifton,
N.J.
Paulsboro,
N.J.
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Edison,
N.J.
Hillside,
N.J.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
DATE
4/11/79
4/12/79
4/19/79
4/20/79
4/23/79
4/25/79
4/27/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Waste Disposal
Factory
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Jaint stripping com
)ounds
Anhydrous ammonia
[500 gallons)
Oils & mixed chem-
icals
Chlorine
Lithium (55 gallons
Unknown
Arsenic hydride
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
- Water -
Post Brook
Creek
Land
Water -
Delaware
River
Land
) Land
Water -
Elizabeth
River
Air
42
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Freehold,
N.J.
Hal den,
N.J.
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Hanover,
N.Y.
Sayreville,
N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Franklin
fwp, N.J.
Edison,
N.J.
DATE
4/29/79
4/30/79
5/3/79
5/3/79
5/8/79
5/9/79
5/10/79
5/11/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Factory
Unknown
Rail
Unknown
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Thorium nitrate
Ethyl aery late
(40 gallons)
Mixed chemicals
Vinyl chloride
(210,000 Ibs)
Mixed acids
Boric acid & sod-
ium sulfate (50
gallons)
Cyanuric chloride
Mixed solvents
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water - ?
Land
Air
Air
43
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bridgewater,
N.J.
West Milton
N.Y.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Wedgewood ,
N.J.
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Newark ,
N.J.
DATE
8/11/79
5/12/79
5/11/79
5/14/79
5/16/79
5/18/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer
Factory
Waste Disposal
Transformer
Factory
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB & transformer
oil
Cobalt 60 (1,700
gallons)
Mixed chemicals
PCB & transformer
oil (3 gallons)
HC1 (10,000 gal)
Mixed chemicals
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
*
Water -
Kayaderoff
Creek
Water -
Arthur
Kill
Water -
Mantau
Creek
Water -
Kill Van
Kull
Water-
Raritan
Ri ver
44
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Old Bridge
Twp, N.J.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Sayreville,
N.J.
Glen Cove,
N.Y.
Cl i f ton ,
N.Y.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Newark, N.J.
Newark ,
N.J.
DATE
5/18/79
5/20/79
5/22/79
5/22/79
5/23/79
5/24/79
5/24/79
5/25/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
Factory
Unknown
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mixed chemicals
PCB & transformer
oil
Unknown
Acid
NaOH (25 gallons)
Carboxylic acid &
napth* (50 gal)
Mixed chemicals
Mercury & pesti-
cides
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Water -
Ran' tan
River
Water -
Glen Cove
Creek
Water -
Hi 11 view
River
Land
Land
Land
45
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REGION
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
South Amboy,
N.J.
Ithaca, N.Y,
Garfield,
N.J.
Bergen, N.J.
Red Bank,
N.J.
Secaucus,
N.J.
Westchester
N.Y.
Bridgewater
N.J.
DATE
5/25/79
5/25/79
5/29/79
5/29/79
5/31/79
6/1/79
5/29/79
5/11/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Transformer
Truck
Transformer
Factory
Truck
Truck
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown (10 gal)
PCB & transformer
oil (200 gallons)
Benzole acid
PCB & transformer
oil (1 gallon)
Titanium dioxide
compounds (1 gal)
Thorium (1 box)
Xylene
PCB & transformer
oil (10 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Ran tan R.
Water -
Cayuga
Lake
Land
Land
Water -
Neve rs ink
River
Air
Land
Land
46
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Clifton,
N.J.
Buffalo,
N.Y.
Cumberland
City, N.J.
Middlesex,
N.J.
Fairfield,
N.J.
Teaneck,
N.J.
DATE
6/5/79
6/13/79
6/14/79
6/15/79
6/22/79
6/22/79
6/24/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Private home
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Formaldehyde
Bleaching liquid
(25 gallons)
Benzedine
Parathion (300
gallons)
Xylene (150 gal)
Pesticides
Nonyl phenoxypol y-
ethanol (4,000
gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Raritan
River
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Ran' tan
River
Land
Water - ?
47
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Glen Cove,
N.Y.
Fal comer,
N.Y.
Paulsboro,
N.J.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Plainsboro,
N.J.
Woodbridge,
N.J.
N.Y., N.Y.
DATE
6/25/79
6/28/79
6/28/79
6/29/79
7/5/79
7/8/79
7/9/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Truck
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Toluene (1,000
gallons)
HC1 solution
(20 gallons)
Naptha (1M gallon
Pesticides
Acetone, cyanuric
acid, urea (20,00
gallons)
Mixed acids
(400 gallons)
Toluene di-iso-
cyanate (550 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Glen Cove
Land .
) Land
Land
t
Land
Water -
Woodbridge
Creek
Water -
East River
48
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Huguenot,
N.Y.
West Keans-
bury, N.J.
Glen Falls,
N.Y.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Bridgewater
N.J.
Paulsboro,
N.J.
Bloomsboro,
N.J.
Old Bridge,
N.J.
DATE
7/10/79
7/8/79
7/6/79
7/10/79
7/13/79
7/13/79
7/14/79
7/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Waste Disposal
Transformer
Factory
Rail
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Aluminum chlor-
hydrate (7,000
IDS)
Mixed chemicals
Mixed chemicals
Arsenate of lead
PCB & transformer
oil (80 gallons)
Mixed chemicals
Sulfuric acid
Acrylic acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Neversink
River
Water -
Ran' tan
Bay
Water -
Hudson R.
Land
*
Water -
Raritan R.
Air & Lane
Water -
Musconet-
cong River
Water- ?
49
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Buffalo,
N.Y.
Camden ,
N.J.
Whitehorse,
N.J.
Worcester,
N.Y.
Bayonne,
N.J.
Point Plea-
sant, N.J.
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Wellsburg,
N.Y.
DATE
7/17/79
7/17/79
7/16/79
5/10/79
7/18/79
7/13/79
7/18/79
7/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer
Rail
Factory
Unknown
Factory
Waste Disposal
Rail
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB & transformer
oil (102 gallons)
Cumene (170 gal)
Ammonia
Detergent & Sur-
factants
Chlorine gas
Acrylic acid (37
gallons)
Chlorine gas
(132,000 Ibs)
Propylene glycol
(5,000 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
*
Water -
Delaware R
Water -
Rock away
Creek
Water -
Texas Lake
Air
Land
Air
Water -
Chemung
Creek
50
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Gloucester
City, N.J.
N.Y., N.Y.
Newark, N.J,
Endicott,
N.Y.
Will ings bore
N.J.
Syracuse,
N.Y.
Solvay,
N.Y.
DATE
7/19/79
7/19/79
7/19/79
7/17/79
,7/14/79
7/21/79
7/21/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Rail
Factory
Private home
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown
PCB & transformer
oil (1 gallon)
Methyl methacrylat
monomer (6,000
gallons)
Perch loroethylene
(55 gallons)
Herbicide (1 gal)
Na chloride solu-
tion (60,000 gal)
Salt solution
(33,000 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Delaware
River
Land
e Land
Water -
Sushquehen-
na' River
Water -
Rancoccas
Creek
Water -
Onondaga
River
Water -
Onondaga
River
51
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Paulsboro,
N.J.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Point Plea-
sant, N.Y.
South Amboy,
N.J.
Gibbstown,
N.J.
Old Bridge
Twp, N.J.
Fords, N.J.
DATE
7/22/79
7/25/79
7/27/79
7/28/79
7/30/79
7/31/79
7/31/79
8/2/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Ship
Transformer
Ship
Factory
Transformer
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
HC1 (100 gallons)
Ba2OH (115,000 Ibs
PCB & transformer
oil (2 gallons)
Titanium dioxide
(1 gallon)
Detergent (1 gal)
PCB & transformer
oil (1 gallon)
Mixed chemicals
Formaldehyde sol-
ution (4,000 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Delaware
River
) Water -
East River
Land
Water -
Lake On-
tario
Land
Land
Water -
Runyon Cr.
Land
52
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Linden,
N.J.
Edison, N.J
Parl i n ,
N.J.
Newark,
N.J.
Bronx, N.Y.
Essex City,
N.Y.
Li nden ,
N.J.
Montaur
Falls, N.Y.
DATE
8/12/79
5/16/79
8/2/79
8/3/79
8/3/79
8/9/79
8/10/79
8/13/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Unknown
Factory
Factory
Factory
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric acid
solution (55 gal)
Acetic anhydride
(1 gallon)
Acetone (8,000
gallons)
Mixed chemicals
and oil
Mixed chemicals
(30 cubic yards)
Radioactive tail-
ings
Sulfuric acid
(750 gallons)
Sodium hydrosulfic
(250 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Arthur Kill
Land
Land
Water -
Newark Bay
Land
Land
Land
e Land
53
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Li nden ,
N.J.
Irvington,
N.J.
Edison,
N.J.
Binghamton,
N.Y.
South Plain
field, N.J.
Schenectady
N.Y.
South Plain
field, N.J.
Edison, N.J
DATE
8/15/79
8/15/79
8/20/79
8/20/79
8/21/79
8/21/79
8/23/79
8/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Transformer
Transformer
Truck
Truck
Factory
Factory
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mercury & NaOH
(20,000 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (35 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (5 gallons)
Picric acid
Alcohol , lead,
& mercury
Phenols
NaOH
Methyl alcohol
(2,500 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Arthur
Kill
Water -
Passaic R.
Land
Land
Land
Water-
Hudson R.
Water -
Bound Brool
Water -'
Raritan R.
54
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Perth Amboy
N.J.
Buffalo,
N.Y.
Clarence,
N.Y.
Linden,
N.J.
Woodb ridge,
N.J.
Lindhurst,
N.J.
Rahway ,
N.J.
Middletown,
N.Y.
DATE
, 8/23/79
8/28/79
8/28/79
8/29/79
8/29/79
8/30/79
8/30/79
9/2/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Transformer
Truck
Waste Disposal
Truck
Factory
Transformer
Transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mixed chemicals
(100,000 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (13 gallons)
Nitrogen, potass ii
phosphorus (100
gallons)
Formaldehyde sol.
(10 gallons)
Propane
Acid (300 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (5 gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil (1,000 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Arthur Kilfl
Water -
Buffalo R.
m, Land
Water -
Arthur KIT
i
Air
Water -
Passaic R.
Land
Water -?
)
55
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Menlo Park,
N.J.
Newark ,
N.J.
Denvi lie,
N.Y.
Carlstadt,
N.Y.
Carlstadt,
N.Y.
Syracuse ,
N.Y.
Solvay,
N.Y.
Newark,
N.J.
DATE
9/5/79
9/7/79
9/6/79
9/6/79
9/11/79
9/11/79
9/13/79
.9/13/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Factory
Transformer
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S
Arsenic acid
(90,000 Ibs)
PCB & transformer
oil
Alcohol spirits
Di ethyl ami ne
NaOH solution
(24,000 gallons)
NaOH solution
(800 gallons)
Titanium dioxide
solution (130 gal]
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Land
Water -
Indian Lk.
Land
AiV
Water -
Onondaga
River
Water -
Onondaga
River
Water -
Passaic R.
56
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Newark, N.J
Syracuse,
N.Y.
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Middleport,
N Y
n • i •
DATE
9/13/79
9/14/79
9/17/79
9/17/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mixed herbicides
(333 gallons)
NaOH solution
(678,000 gallons)
Mixed chemicals
(2 gallons)
Di ethyl ene dioxid
(133 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
1
Land
Water -
Onondaga
River
Water -
Kill Van
Kull
;• Land
57
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SUMMARY
REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
Type of Incidents
188
68
256
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
17
17
31
14
Waste Disposal
Treatment _
Pipeline _
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
27
116
in
256
* Equipment Breakdown (3), Transfer Line (1). Vandalism (2),
Drum Handling (1), Flooding (1), Lightning (1), Sniper
Shooting Truck (1).
59
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Washinqton
D.C.
'•'. VA
fin
MO
?10
P<\
PA
W. VA
PA
PA
DATE
10/17/78
10/18/78
10/06/78
10/12/78
10/24/78
10/12/78
10/22/78
11/27/78
11/03/78
11/09/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ch'em.
Chem.
^il/Chem.
Chen.
Oil /Chem.
Chen.
Chen.
Chem.
Chem,
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
500 qals. cleanin
fluid
Propylene oxide
oil/PCB
Hydrochloric
PCB oil
Latex
Hydroflouric &
sulfuric acid
Caustic soda &
muriatic acid
varied
HCL &
muriatic acids
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
i Potonic
River
Kanawha Rive
N/A
none
none
unknown
Paris Run
Ohio River
none
none
COMMENTS
nNo cleanup
possible.
Pinhole leak
diked by
comp.
60
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
fl, VA
'•I. VA
W. VA
DATE
11 /09/78
11/13/78
11/14/78
11/08/78
11/10/78
11/28/78
11/03/78
12/10/78
12/10/78
12/21/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chen.
Chem. derailment
Oil & Chem.
nil & Chem.
Chem.
Oil ft Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Caustic soda ft
soda ash
Sulfur ic Acid
PCB oil
PCS oil
Phenol
PCR oil
varied
Caustic soda
alcohol
chloumic LPG - ?
LPG & alcohol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Allegheny
River
none
none
none
unknown
Susauahanna
River
none
none
none
none
COMMENTS
Product all
dissipated.
More in water.
Permit viola-
tion.
3 cars only no
spillage
61
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
MD
M. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
H. VA
DATE
12/29/78
12/10/7c
12/21/75
12/10/7S
1/05/79
1/11/79
1/18/79
1/19/79
1/23/79
1/24/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Oil /Chem.
Chem.
Chem. tank car
tipped over
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Hexamethyl
Ethyl Benzene
PCB oil
o-xylene
Isopropyl Acetati
styrene
1 ay tex
sulfuric acid
Unknown
Unknown
Toluene diamer
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
Ohio River
Delaware Ri
Fir River
• unknown
Ohio River
n/a
Kanawha Rive
Kanawha Riv
Ohio River
COMMENT
»/er
No spill.
r
sr
62
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
VA
VA
VA
MD
PA
PA
PA
DATE
1/26/79
1/26/79
1/28/79
1/10/79
1/14/79
1/15/79
1/10/79
1/03/79
1/11/79
1/13/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem. tank over-
fill
Chem. derailment
Chem.
Oil /Chem.
Chem/Oil
frozen lines
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
40 % phenol , 3Q%
creosote, 10% xylen
unknown yellow colo
unknown
fertilizer 32% urea
42% ammonia nitrate
Hexa-methyene
Diamine
Alcohol solution
1000 gals.
PC5 2-3 gal.
PCB 284 gal .
orqanics 600 gal .
Cumerje 1500 gal .
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
Dl
r Ohio Piver
Ohio River
James River
unknown
Clinch n.ive
Severn r'h/e
Schul-'-m
Ri ver
Del . River
Pel . Piver
COMMENTS
Pipe broke.
3 tank cars
63
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
1/15/79
1/10/79
1/17/79
1/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem,
Chem.
Chem. breakdown
of equipment
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Potasium 100 qal .
KMn04
Butyl alcohol
Phenols, cynaides,
& solids
Polyalkylene glxcol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Schylkill R
Schuylkill
iteoqtbk
River
Schylkill
64
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
Delaware
MD
MD
M. VA
W. VA
MD
DATE
1/29/79
1/22/79
1/22/79
2/01/79
2/02/79
2/28/79
2/05/79
2/07/79
2/08/79
2/10/79
2/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem./Oil
Chem. & Sludge
Chem./Oil
Chem.
Chem./Oil
Oil /Chem.
Oil /Chem.
line transfer
split
Barge pipeline
snapped
Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ale hoi £
chlorine, 5000 gal
245 T&O diesel fuel
unknown
PCB 1 gal.
Sodium hydroxide
500 Ibs.
PCB Igal.
PCB 100 gal .
PCB
40% Phenol , 30%
Cresote, 10% xylen<
50% caustic soda
1000 gal.
Toluiue, bromates
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
n/a
unknown
Delaware Riv
none
none
1
Indian River
James Fall
n/a
Ohio River
1
Ohio Piver
Susquehanna f
65
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bait., MD
'•1. VA
M. VA
<•!. VA
W. VA
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
2/25/79
2/15/79
2/14/79
2/19/79
2/27/79
2/13/79
2/21/79
2/22/7Q
2/25/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Chen.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem. /Train de-
railment
Valve broke on
storage tank
Chem.
Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chrome pge, 20 ton
capacity
°rganic Cleaning
Solvnet
Chloroform
Si Ion
1500 gal.
pigments
nitric acid, sul-
furic acid/chlorin
Chem. sodium si lie
20,000 to 66,000 g
untreated soap sud
Butyl alcohol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
n/a
Mills Creek
into Ohio R
Kanav/ha Riv«
Sugar Camo
Run
Guy & Otto
to Ohio Piv
Mahoninq •
- gas
ate Del . Pi'
il.
; npl . Rive
none
r
ir
:k
rer
t
66
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
'•I. VA
W. VA
PA
MD
MD
VA
DATE
2/26/79
2/25/79
2/27/79
3/05/79
3/15/79
3/01/79
2/23/79
3/27/79
3/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
In plant sewer
overflowed to
Phi la. sewer
Chem.
tank truck leakin
Oil /Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
trailer lea kino
Capacitor
1 exploded
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
cumene 1 gal .
HC1 acid
] methyl ene
chloride
unknown
Diphenyl ether
Latex, 4000 gal
morpholine
PCB oil 1-3 gal.
MOCAP 10 G
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
sewer
n/a
n/a
Ohio River
Kanawka R.
Little Ceh
Creek
n/a
n/a
Atlantic
Ocean
67
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
VA,
Richmond
VA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
3/09/79
3/21/79
3/02/79
3/5/79
3/06/79
3/06/79
3/08/79
3/19/79
3/11/79
3/13/79
3/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Collision Chem,
tank car pipe bro
due to collision
Barge unloading
tractor trailer
overturned
Oil /Chem.
Chem
Chem.
derailment
Chem
Drum leaking
Capacitor
tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Nitric acid
ce Liquid
ammonia
napthalene
xylene
PCB unk.
Unknown
acid
Ethyl ene
Acetone
PCB
PCB
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
N/A
N/A.
Ohio River
n/a
none
sewer
unknov/n
n/a
Stone;/ Cree
N/A
n/a
68
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
Baltimore
MD
Richmond,
VA
Johnstown,
PA
Phila., PA
Pennsauken
NJ
Chester, P/
PA
PA
DATE
3/19/79
3/20/79
3/22/79
3/22/79
3/22/79
3/22/79
3/23/79
3/27/79
3/28/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Oil/Chem.
tank car broken
pipe
truck caught fire
electrical
failure
railraod
derailment
tank trailing lea
fire-drums, waste
material
truck accident
drum leak
sewer oil fuel
discharge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Intermediate oil
Polybutadiene
sulfuric acid
Phosphorous
PCB 1 qt.
Phosphorous
k Styrene
chem. unknown
adhesive with
2-3 gal toluene
Dk. red iron oxide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
Bear Creek
S. branch
Rock Creek
n/a
Lehigh Rivei
n/a
Delaware Ri
n/a
AlleghenyRi
69
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
PA
Riverside
PA
PA
MD
Bait., MD
Charleston
W. VA
Neal, W. VA
Roanoke, VA
Farmville,
VA
DATE
3/05/79
3/30/79
3/30/79
4/10/79
4/12/79
4/11/79
4/26/79
4/03/79
4/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Reactor Vessel
explosion
Chem.
leaking container
Chem.
power plant dischai
holding lagoon
overf 1 ow
Drums reptured
engine vent dis-
charge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sodium Dichronate
10,000gal
monochlorobenzene
Styrene liquid
motor fuel & anti-
knock comp.
PCB 1 gal. unk.
•ge 3% Formic acid
hydride, maleic
acid xylene
chem. unknown
paint '&£ rust
remover, 600 gal .
\
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
unknown
Susquehanna
River
n/a
Patapasco
River
Potomac Rive
Kanawha Rive
Big Sandy
River
Bach Creek
Appomatox
River
70
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pittsburgh,
PA
Bucks Co.
PA
Valley Forge
PA
Allegheny
Co., PA
Freeport,
PA
Bramer Co.
PA
Reedsville
PA
Clarion
Co . , PA
Fogelsvil!
PA
Penn
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
4/06/79 blown gasket
4/11/79 Discharge through
went in holding tar
4/18/79
V19/79
V19/79
,V23/7<
, ^•/22/7<
V25/79
eV25/7'
V2V79
Sodium cyanide
Outfall dischar
Transformer
> Condenser Leak
> Chemicals &
Oil
Chemicals &
Oil
) Chemical Drum
Punctured
Chemicals
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
maleic acid, 25 gal
.water base car
coating
Sodium cyanide
£e Organics
PCB
Fluoresciene Dye
PCB - 2 gal.
PCB - 2 qts
dye material
organic solvenl
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
. Ohio River
Delaware R.
Valley Ck
nr.
R'.' "" ~ "
Allegheny
Allegheny
Gayden R.
Ohio R.
na
n/a
unknown
s Schuylki
R.
71
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pittsburg
PA
Allentown
PA
Kevintown
VA
Mason Co.
WV
Maryland
Baltimore
RID
Baltimore
MD
Dusby, MI
Maryland
DATE
hV30/7S
, 5/3/7S
5/23/7<
' 5/2/79
5/l5/7<
5/18/7<
5/21/7<
5/22/7<
5/29/7<
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemicals
train derailed
leaking
chemicals
drums leaking
truck valve
damage
train derailed
Chemical
' Haz Sub. & Oil
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
condensate
(coke oven)
propane &
chlorine
Sulfuric Acid
Hydrochloric
Acid (small amt
organic solven
1100 gal
xylene
Sulfuric Acid
potential 10,00
gal.
Hydra zine
PCB
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Monongahe!
R.
n/a
Jackson R
) Ohio R
ts Patapas*
R
storm sew*
n/a
D
Chesapeak<
Bay
Potomac R
72
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Johnstown
PA
Waynes burg
PA
Braddock
PA
Chester
PA
Penna
Pottstovm
PA
Enola PA
Allegheny
Co . , PA
Penna
(ensington
^A
DATE
5/1 3/7<
5A/79
5/6/79
5/7/79
5/8/79
5/9/79
5/9/79
5/16/79
5/17/79
5/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Oil & Chemical
Oil & Chemicals
Derailment
truck separated
from trailer
Derailment
Valve on Truck
opened
RR derailment
Barge crack in
weld
Acid Discharge
Vandalism
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB
PCE
Proplyene ?
Toluene
Sodium
Cohenex ?
5-20 gal
Sodium Cyanide
Napthalene
Acid
PCB
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
n/a
n/a
n/a
Delaware
R
n/a
trib to
Schuylkil]
Susquehanr
R
Ohio R
Ohio R
Schuylkil]
R
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Beltsville
MD
Curtis Baj;
Area
Elkton MD
Worchester
Co., MD
Claymont
DE
Wilmingtor
DE
Wilmingtor
DE
Maryland
New Jersey
DATE
5/7/79
5/9/79
5/11/7!
5/12/7!
5/23/7(
5/2V7<
5/30/7<
5/31/7<
5/l5/7<
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
'Transformer
RR Derailment
' Chemical
) Chemicals
• Broken Pipelin
i Transformer
) Transformer
) capacitor spil
> pipeline split
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB 1 quart
Sulfuric Acid
Dithane M 45
(pesticide)
Phologen ?
3 Sulfuric Acid
PCB 2 gal
PCB 2 gal
L FCB 2 gal
Benzene
200 - 300 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
n/a
Charles
Branch
Little El]
R
Atlantic
Ocean
Delaware
n/a
Delaware '.
none
Delaware
74
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Richmond
VA
Clendenon
WV
Nitro WV
Warrington
Penna
Lower Marl
PA
Penna
Woodbine
PA
Greens burg
PA
DATE
5/25/79
5/15/79
5/18/79
5/2V79
5/2V79
m
5/23/79
5/29/79
5/28/79
5/30/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer-
chemical & oil
Chemical & Oil
Chemical
Chemical
Chemicals
leaking Xfmr
Heavy rains cau
Donwall to
collapse
Chemicals
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Ethyl
Ketone
PCB"
Sulfurous Dich-
loride
Sulfuric Acid
Hydrochloric Aci
Acetone
Dumps
toxic
oil,, PCF, haz.
sub.
sed waste clay
PCB - unk qty
1
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
n/a
none
n/a
unknown
d
unknown
Schuylkill
n/a
i/a
Allegheny
R
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Penna
Penna
Baltimore
MD
Maryland
Baltimore
MD
Baltimore
MD
Culpeper
VA
Virginia
DATE
5/30/7!
6 A/79
6/6/79
6/7/79
6/22/79
6/30/79
6/9/79
6/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemicals
Chemical
occured at
Station Pump
Haz. Sub.
T/T Accident
RR car
unknown
Chemicals
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Nitro Benzene
Copper- Sulfate
so2
Battery Acid
5 gal
Caustic Soda
500 gal
Muriatic Acid
2 gal
Zinc, Phenol,
mineral oil
Latex 1. t. .1 ge
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
Mahonig CK
Baltimore
Harbor
Baltimore
Harbor
Baltimore
Harbor
none
n/a
,J KcBoroch
Ck
76
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Middle War
WV
Charleston
WV
Huntingdon
WV
Parkersburv
WV
Korgantovm
WV
DATE
6/29/79
6/9/79
6/18/79
5 6/19/7
6/22/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemicals
Barge Loading
Overfill
Tank car leak
? tankcaf leak
heat exchanger
failed
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Nitric Acid
Carbon 12 to 14-
Hydrochloric
Acid
iydrochloric
Acid
Trisodium
Phenol Phosphate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Turkey R
itanawha R
Ohio R
unknown
Monongahel?
R
77
1 V
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Phil a, PA
Phila., PA
PA
Narberth, PA
Bait., MD
MD
MD
Wilmington,
DE
New Castle,
DE
W. VA
DATE
6/30/79
6/29/79
7/16/79
7/01/79
7/12/79
7/14/79
•
7/24/79
7/17/79
7/17/79
7/09/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
transformer 1
tank over flow
Chem./Oil
Pesticide
private hauler
dumped
transformer
Chem.
Potential spill
Chem.
Pond overflowing
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
CB, 70 gal.
Xylene folvene
5-10 gal.
PCB
Pesticides
waste solvents fron
paint can
PCB unknown
Benzyl alcohol
Carbon bisulfide
antifreez
ammonia
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
onongahela
River
none
none
Baltimore
Harbor
n/a
none
Del . River
Silver Brook
Stream
Turkey Run
78
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Franklin Co
PA
PA
New Castle
PA
Croydon, PA
PA
Chester Co.
PA
Bucks Co. ,P,
Pitts ton, P,
Springfield
PA
DATE
7/22/79
7/24/79
7/24/79
7/25/79
7/26/79
7/26/79
{ 7/30/79
( 7/30/79
7/31/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
derailment
fumes
fell into stream f
flat car
leak in tank
Chem.
fork lift pierced
drum
drums—flood
abandoned mine
Vandalism
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
liquid caustic pot
ash, 5000 gal.
chem. vapors/unk.
"om sodium
bichromate
1500 Ibs.
sodium hydrosulfid
acid
cleaning comp.
HC 1 phosphoric'
1180 gal.
phosporous oxychlc
5-10 gal.
solvent & paint
dioctylphthalate
alzkyl resins,
unk. ^wn oil, etc.
pesticides
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
.n/a
n/a
Mohoney R.
> n/a
. n/a
ride n/a
Mill Creek
Susquehanna
River
n/a
79
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bait., MD
MD
Philipsburg
PA
Phila., PA
Bucks Co, PA
Phila., PA
Bucks Co, P/>
Narbeth, PA
Collegeville
PA
Wellsboro
PA
DATE
7/12/79
7/14/79
7/17/79
7/17/79
7/17/79
7/17/79
7/18/79
7/17/79
7/18/79'
7/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Private hauler
dumped
transformer
Cap blew,/chem/oil
Plant discharge
tank car leak
Chem.
Chem.
Possible chem.
Chem.
tank truck acciden
chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
waste solvents
from paint manuf .
PCB
PCB 1 gal.
Cumene, 175 gal.
methyl -methacrylat
monomer
ammonia
Pot. nitrate, sod.
nitrate, sod. cyni<
transformer oil
trichloroethylene
1900 gal.
; propylene glyxl
5000 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Baltimore
Harbor
n/a
n/a
Frankford Cr
^ Del. Rive
storm sewer
n/a
le
n/a
Perhona Ck.
Chemung
80
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bucks Co, PA
Erie, PA
Indiana Co.
PA
Bethlehem, PA
BucksCo. ,PA
Monroe Co, PA
Phila., PA
Phila., PA
Phila., PA
DATE
7/20/79
7/13/79
7/13/79
8/27/79
8/28/79
8/28/79
9/28/79
8/29/79
8/3.1/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
loose caps, leakim
and faulty
Chem.
transformer hose
blew
Chem.
tank car leak
Chem
storage tank
vapor problem
Box trailer
Drum restoration
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
1 sodium acetate,
salicylat£ 5-1 Oga'
paint, 1 gal.
PCB, 2 gal.
Sorbent, cyanide,
220 gal.
ammonia
unknown, 200 gal .
styrene
HC1 ,8 gal .
mixture, 100 gal .
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
•
French Creek
n/a
Lehigh River
Delaware Riv
n/a
Delaware Riv
n/a
Del. pier
81
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
MD
Baltimore, V
Cambridge, MD
Sharptown.MD
DATE
8/09/79
D 8/09/79
8/20/79
8/20/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Cap. ruptured
Locomotive
transformer
(lightning struck]
Oil/Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB, 2-3 gal.
PCB, 50 gal.
PCB, 25-30 gal-.
all unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Pond
n/a
n/a
n/a
82
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Beaver, PA
Clarion, PA
Wheel ing,W.V
S. Char! stem
W.VA
Bridgewater,
VA
Clearfield,
VA
DATE
7/22/79
7/19/79
\ 7/31/79
, 3/01/79
7/11/79
7/11/79
7/22/79
Hopwell, VA
PA
Bellefonte
PA
7/23/79
7/07/79
7/10/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Barge leak
Cap. exploded
unknown source
Chem.
airplane dumping
cap. ruptured
tank car dome leak
Weld failure in li
Chem/Oil
derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Xylene, 2-3 gal/hr
PCB, 2 gal.
Phenol, 215 ppb
chem.
carbo- furan
PCB
Chloro sulfonic
acid
le ammonia carbona'
50,000 gal.
PCB, 1 - 2 gal.
lime, 100 Ibs.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
no
Ohio River
Kanawha Rive
un-named ere
n/a
n/a
e James Riv
n/a
Logan Run
83
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Huntington
WV
Kanawha
Co., WV
Emporia
VA
Buchanan1
VA
Phila PA
Bucks Co. ,'
PA
Salisbury
Jet, PA
Phila PA
Fort Rich-
nond VA
DATE
8/22/7$
B/30/79
3/23/79
3/30/79
3/8/79 .
8/11/79
3/13/79
3/14/79
8/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Process tank
line broke
break in trans i
line
tank car leak
tank leak
transformer
cracked
drum leaking
into river
RR derailment
brokenhose
RR derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Modified Paint
Pigment #33
2000 gal
er oil allyl
benzene
Octyl alcohol
sm amt
Calgon 2000
100 gal
PCS - 3 gal
lead based
paint
caustic soda
150 gal/hr
Chlordane 1 qt
acetone
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio R
Kanawha R
n/a
? River
n/a
Delaware
R
unknown
unknown
unknown
84
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Phila i
pA
Perma {
forth East
BD
Baltimore
MD
toward Co.
JD
Jumberland
ID
>hila Pa
Tucks Co . ,
Forristown
>A
DATE
5/29/79
i/25/79
8/1/79
8/6/79
8/7/79
8/8/79
8/6/79
8/1/79
8/1/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
chemical
;hemical/oil
derailment
Lightning struc!
utility pole
Capacitor
ruptured
T/T accident
capacitor
Chemical
transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
vater based
idhesives
3CB 2 gal
acrylicnitrate
c PCB - 1 gal
PCB - J gal
nitrobenzene
1000+ gal
PCB - 10 gal
Cyanide
PCB - 100 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
\ramingo
:k
Delaware R
lone
n/a
n/a
trib to
Potomac R
none
Little
Nesharniny
Ck
none
COMMENTS
Contamin-
ated soil.
85
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Fredrickst
VA
Morgantowr
WV
WV
Wood Co. ,
WV
Marshall
Co., WV
DATE
urg
8/2/79
8/3/79
8/8/79
8/9/79
8/16/7.'
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
chemical
cooling water*
sys tern-
chemical
chemical
i chemical + oil
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
foam
amyl phosphate '
20-^0 IDS
Sodium
Chloride 60000
Ibs
!?inc chloride
885 1*>
PCS 2 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
N. Anna
R
Monongahe
R
Ohio R
Ohio R
Ohio R
l£
86
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Allegheny
Co.', PA
Altoona PA
Clinton Co
PA
Westmorela]
Co . , Pa
Bethesda
Baltimore
VID
Baltimore
VID
Wicomico
Co . , MD
Vlifflin
Co., PA
DATE
9/19/79
9/21/79
9/27/79
id
9/27/79
9/2V79
9/26/79
9/26/79
9/11/79
9A/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
tank truck fire
upon
exploded
capacitor
explosion
truck overfill
oil & chemical
package fell
truck accident
fault on trap
Chemical & Oil
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
i PCB 15 - 20 ga
PCB
iexane
tertiary amines
fluorocarbons
PCB 100 - 200
jal
Nitric Acid 1 qt
Methyl ethyl
cetone 26 gal
Bioctyl Phthala
Trichlorobenzen
[CB 1 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
1 hone
lone
unknown
Spears Run
unknown
n/a
i/a
: e None
)
Storm Draii
Ciskiacogoi
R
i.
87
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Ravenswood
WV
Portsmouth
VA
Frankford
Co . , VA
Williamsbu
VA
Lawrence
PA
Montgomery
Co. , Pa
Philadelph
PA
Penna
Montgomery
Co. , PA
DATE
9/30/79
9/1 V79
10/30/7
"9/29/79
9/8/79
9/12/79
La
9/13/79
9/15/79
9/18/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemical
wrong valve
turned
9 transformer
leak
Chemical
leak
chemical
Chemical
RR derailment
Chemical
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sodium Hydroxide
chromic acid
15,000 gallons
PCB 1 - 3 gal
Acrylonitrile
1000 gal
Nitric acid
2000 gal
trichlorethylene
200 gal
detergent
3-55 gal drums
Phosphates
antifreeze
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio R
Elizabeth
Cameron
Run
unknown
Big Run
Chenango R
unknown
small strm
unknown
Wissahicko
Ck
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SUMMARY
REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
Type of Incidents
318
323
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
20
57
88
12
56
8
12
in
14
15
323
* Vandalism (3), Chronic Leak (1), Flooding (5), Broken
Sprinkler (1), Poor Packaging (1). Pesticide Spraying (3),
Drilling (1).
89
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Fuller, SC
Blacksheer,
GA
Macon, GA
Spring Hill,
TN
Adel, GA
Winchester,
KY
Decatur, AL
Oakland Pk.,
FL
Del and, FL
DATE
9/2
9/5
9/5
9/6
9/7
9/8
9/8
9/9
9/10
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
RR derailment
RR derailment
Tank explosion
Tank truck acci-
dent
Storage tank leak
RR derailment
Deliberate dump
Vandalism
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chromic Acid &
Formaldehyde
(unknown amt.)
Ammonia Nitrate
(unknown amt.)
Cresote (20 gal.)
Toluene (500 gal.)
28% Phosphoric
Acid
Coal water
(unknown amt.)
Dowtherm
(1320 gal.)
Phosphorous Tri-
chloride
Nitri Acid &
Liq. Polyester
(21,500 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
None
Creek
River
River
None
None
90
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Memphis, TN
Picayune,
MS
Greensboro,
NC
Brandon, FL
Harts vi lie,
SC
Greenville,
SC
Collier-
ville, TN
Atlanta, GA
Mt. Airy, NC
DATE
9/10
9/11
9/11
9/12
9/14
9/16
9/18
9/17
9/21
- .
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire
Airport dumping
Tanker truck
leaking
Capacitor explo-
sion
Chronic problem
at ?
RR car leaking
Vandalism at plant
Line rupture
Severe flooding
-
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Benzene (1000 gal.
Methyl Parathion
(unknown amt.)
Formaldehyde
(270 gal.)
Cholrextol (PCB)
(4.5 gal.)
Oil & chemicals
(unknown amt. )
Sodium Thiocya-
nate (sm. amt.)
Acetone; methyl
methacrylate;
oiopylene glycol
(tot. 21,000 gal.)
Xylene (600 gal.)
Oil, gas, propane
& unk. chemicals
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
) Storm
sewer &
River
Ground
None
None
Creek
None
Tributary
None
River
91
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Calvert
City, KY
Florence,
AL
New Smyrna
Beach, FL
Mt. Airy,
NC
Nashville,
TN
Clarksville,
TN
Polk County,
FL
Spartanburg,
SC
Moundville,
AL
Mclntosh,
AL
Barfield,
ARK
DATE
9/21
9/20
9/24
9/22
9/25
9/26
9/29
9/25
9/23
9/24
9/20
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Lagoon overflow
Break in dike wall
of holding pond
Transformer leak
Flash flood
Transfer line
break
Sewer lift sta-
tion overflowed
Truck overturned
Drum fell off
truck
Lagoon overflow
Tank seam leak
Barge collision
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mercury chloride
(unk. amt.)
Oil & chemicals
(unk. amt.)
PCB (5 gal.)
Various pesticides
Sodium Di chroma te
(12,000 gal.)
Wastewater (Zn,
Cd, HN04)
(28,500 gal.)
Sulfuric Acid
(300 gal.)
Waste antifreeze
& oil (mineral)
(50 gal.)
Hydrocarbon resin
(unk. amt.)
N-Propylamine
(unk. amt.)
Ethyl Benzene
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
Creek
None
Creek
Creek
River
None
None
River
None
River
92
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bainbridge,
GA
Lake Wil-
liams, FL
China Grove,
NC
Louisville,
KY
Tampa, FL
Nicholas-
ville, KY
Guin, AL
Calvert Citj
KY
Cleveland,
TN
DATE
9/28
8/29
8/29
8/29
8/28
8/28
8/27
8/27
8/24
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Malfunctioning
valve
Truck collision
Truck overturned
Broken valve on
storage tank
Electrical capa-
citor rupture
Truck accident
Leaking valve
Leak in supply
line
Leakage from dome
of tanker truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous ammonia
Acrylic resins
Petro solvents
Carbon disul fides
(unk. amts.)
Sodium Aluminate
(100 gal.)
Hydrochloric Acid
(10,000 gal.)
PCB (22.5 gal.)
2% Chlordane &
Heptachlor mix-
ture (200 gal.)
Toluene & Heptane
(75 gal.)
Chlorine
(1000 Ibs.)
Nitric acid
(0 gals.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Lake
None
None
Creek
None
Creek
Creek
Ri ver
None
93
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Brews ter,
FL
Augusta, GA
Knoxville,
TN
Chattanooga,
TN
Castle
Hayne, NC
Louisville,
KY
Stevens, KY
Russell, KY
Charlotte,
NC
Savannah,
GA
Kissimmee,
FL
DATE
8/17
8/16
8/17
8/16
8/14
8/14
8/13
8/12
8/9
Unk.
8/8
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Gasket failure on
transformer
Malfunction of
relief valve
Tank collapsed
Truck accident
Lagoon wall fail-
ure
Loose valve on
tank car
Leakage from
loose cap on RR
car
Leakage from valve
on tank truck
Truck overturned
Tank seam fail-
ure
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Phosphoric Acid
(unk. amt.)
PCB (35 gal.)
Sulfuric Acid
(unk. amt.)
Liquid Alum
(8,000 gal.)
Sodium Bichromate
(unk. amt.)
Calcium Hydroxide
(unk. amt.)
Acrylonitrile
(less than 5 gal.)
Isobutyl Acetate
(unk. amt.)
Caustic soda
(100 gal.)
Nitric acid
(1000 gal.)
Gas (8000 gal.)
- -
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Unknown
River
Creek
River
None
None
None
None
None
94
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Mi 1 1 edge-
ville, GA
Gay, GA
Memphis, TN
Tupelo, MS
Marshall, IL
Chattanooga,
TN
Johnston,
SC
Pensacola,
FL
Atlanta, GA
DATE
8/6
8/6
8/2
8/2
8/1
8/1
8/23
8/21
8/4
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking trans-
former
Train derailment
In- PI ant accident
Truck accident
Lagoon wall fail-
ure
Truck accident
Truck accident
Tug aground
Box fell off
baggage car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (1 gal.)
Phosphoric acid
(8000 gal.)
Hexachlorocyclo-
dentadiene (less
than 5 gal.)
Naptha (1000 gal.)
Wastewater
(500,000 gal.)
Containing:
Hexachlorocyclo-
pentadiene; octa-
chlorocyclopenta-
diene; chlordane
Sodium Aluminate
(unk. amt.)
LPG (unk. amt.)
Unknown oil
(unk. amt.)
Radioactive medi-
cal supplies
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
None
River
Creek
Unknown
Inter-
coastal
waterway
None
COMMENTS
Driver killed
in accident.
95
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Sheffield,
TN
Jainbridge,
GA
Cosby, TN
Bhelps, KY
Jacksonville
FL
Kings Mtn.,
INC
Tampa, FL
DATE
Unk.
7/1
7/1
7/31
7/17
7/9
7/5
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leakage from
barge
RR car leak from
dome
Tank truck illeg-
ally dumped ma-
terial
Water from wash
down station at
coal company
Industrial dump-
ing in river
Textile plant
dumping
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
HpO from coal
barge (unk. amt.)
NH^ OH, anhydrous
(unk. amt.)
Sodium aluminate
Water from washed
down coal
(300 gal.)
Numerous mater-
ials
Red dye (unk. amt)
Mineral Spirits
(30 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
None
Unknown
Creek
Cedar,
River
Creek
None
96
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Kainhoy,
SC
Jackson-
ville, FL
Covington,
KY
Jackson-
ville, FL
Frankfurt,
KY
Memphis, TN
Knoxville,
TN
Elizabeth-
town, NC
St. Elmo,
AL
DATE
7/7
HI
7/7
7/6
7/2
7/5
7/5
7/2
7/21
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ruptured dike
which retains
equilization basin
Ruptured capa-
ci tor
Faulty valve on
tank car
Unknown
Leaking container
Chemical plant
fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Terephthalic &
acidic acid
(75,000 gal.)
PCB (unk. amt.)
Hydrofluosilk acid
PCB (2 gal.)
Chemical waste
sludge (100 gal .)
Pesticides-herbi-
cides (15,000 gal.)
Tanker truck seam Trichloroethane
ruptured Methyl chloroform
(1900 gal.)
Capacitor blew up
Press, relief
valve on RR tank
car
PCB (2 gal.)
Liq. Nitrogen va-
pors (unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ri ver
None
Air
None
None
Creek
None
None
Air
97
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Lakeland,
FL
Russell, KY
Jasper, AL
Ft. Meade,
FL
Montgomery,
AL
Georgia
Ports,
State Docks
Jackson-
ville, FL
Vicksburg,
MS
Augusta,
GA
Bolivar, TN
Corbin, KY
DATE
7/20
7/18
7/18
7/9
7/15
7/11
7/11
7/11
7/9
7/9
7/9
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
RR car derailment
Train (unk.)
Truck overturned
Pipeline corrosion
Broken sprinkler
Ruptured drums
Leak from capa-
citor on telephone
pole
Barge MM10K
overfilled
Ruptured dike
Storage tank leak
RR car derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Phosphoric acid
(4 gal.)
Methyl ene Chloride
(2 gal.)
Pesticide
(unk. amt.)
Sulfuric Acid
(unk. amt.)
Ammonium Nitrate
(unk. amt.)
Toxaphene (220 gal!
PCB (5 gal.)
Naptha (10 gal.)
Black liquor
(3.5 million gal.)
Sulfuric Acid
(1500 gal.)
Ammonium Nitrate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
Unknown
River
River
None
River
None
River
None
98
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Powder Spgs
GA
Savannah,
GA
Chattanooga
TN
Chattanooga
TN
Ocoee, TN
Sherman, MS
Atlanta,
GA
Knoxville,
TN
Birmingham,
AL
Bumpus Cove
Disposal
Area, TN
DATE
7/31
7/31
7/30
7/29
7/29
7/26
7/23
7/23
7/22
7/21
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
In-plant process
malfunction
Truck accident
RR car valve leak
RR car valve leak
RR car valve leak
Truck overturned
Material dis-
charged to treat-
ment plant
Truck-leaking
drum
Hopper car derail-
ment
17 unk. chemicals
leaking from land-
fill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorine gas
(unk. amt.)
Nitric Acid
(unk. amt.)
Soybean residue
(6,000 gal.)
Unk. (latex?)
(unk. amt.)
Carbolic acid
(10 gal.)
Solvent - 150
(800 gal.)
Wash thinner
(800 gal.)
Mineral spirits
(unk. amt.)
Class B Poison
(made by Alpine
Labs.) (unk. amt.)
Acrylonitrile
(200 Ibs.)
Soda Ash
(8,000 Ibs.)
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
None
Creek
Creek
None
None
River
None
Ditch
Molichucki
99
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pensacola,
FL
Knoxville,
TN
Charlotte,
NC
Bruceton,
TN
San Atopia,
MS
Knoxville,
TN
Louisville,
KY
Rock Hill,
SC
Copperhill,
TN
Atlanta, GA
Louisville,
KY
DATE
6/25
6/11
6/29
6/28
6/28
6/10
6/21
6/26
6/26
6/23
6/20
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor malfunc-
tion
Capacitor struck
by lightning
Tank rupture
Leak from dome of
RR car
Unknown
Capacitor struck
by lightning
Accident at load-
ing dock
Pump failure at
lift stations
Train derailment
Leakage from dome
lid on RR car
Tank storage
overflow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (5 gal.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Muriatic Acid
(9,000 gal.)
H2S04
(5 gal.)
Isotropypecarbo-
nate
(unk. amt.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Styrene
Wastewater
(unk. amt.)
H2S04 (unk. amt.)
H2S04 (unk. amt.)
Styrene
(3400 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Creek
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
River
100
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Jackson-
ville, FL
Bay Min-
ette, AL
Port Gib-
son, MS
Cincinnati,
OH
Jackson-
ville, FL
Pensacola,
FL
Greenwood,
SC
Jackson-
ville, FL
Ft. Ogle-
thorpe, GA
DATE
6/7
5/30
5/31
6/1
6/1
6/4
6/5
Unk.
5/9
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor explo-
sion
Leak in seam of
tank truck
Leaking seal of
transformer
Leaking barge
Capacitor explo-
sion
Capacitor explo-
sion
Dome on RR car
leaking
Unknown
Hose rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (1 gal.)
Styrene
(10 gal.)
PCB (1/4 gal.)
Hexane
(50 gal.)
PCB (lh gal.)
PCB (lh gal.)
H2S04 (unk. amt.)
PCB (2 gal.)
Latex
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
River
None
None
None
None
Creek
101
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Brunswick,
GA
Jackson-
ville, FL
Morris town,
TN
Tows, KY
Staley, NC
Jackson-
ville, FL
Knoxville,
TN
Barnwell ,
SC
Memphis, "TO
Newberry,
SC
DATE
6/6
6/7
6/7
6/9
6/13
6/15
6/15
6/15
6/17
6/18
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking vapor from
dome of RR car
Pesticide plant
fire
Unknown
Derailment
Truck overturned
Unknown
Leaking capacitor
Leaking inner con-
tainer
Leaking container
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorine Gas
(unk. amt.)
Pesticide
#2 Diesel
Perch! oroethylene
(1000 gal.)
Naptha
(4200 gal.)
Dipentene
(20,000 gal.)
PCB (less than
3 gal.)
Radioactive Dust
(unk. amt.)
Muriatic Acid
(55 gal.)
Radioactive Waste
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Creek
None
None
None
Ditch
None
None
None
None
COMMENTS
Considered
air prob-
lem.
102
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Columbia,
SC
Pt. Gibson,
MS
Salisbury,
NC
Nashville,
KY
Rock Hill,
SC
Rock Hill,
SC
Twiggs Co.,
GA
Knoxville,
TN
DATE
5/30
5/31
5/29
5/27
5/22
5/22
5/17
5/19
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Gasket failure
Leaking seal on
transformer
Storage tank over-
flow
Train derailment
Fire
Truck accident
Train-Truck
collision
Well explosion
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Maleic Anhydride
(200 gal . )
PCB (1 gal.)
H2S04 & oil
(200 gal.)
Phosphoric Acid
Paint thinner &
ethelyn glycol
(1000 gal.)
KOH
Sodium Hydrosul-
fide
Na2 S03
(4000 gal.)
Sevin (10 gal.)
Natural gas
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Creek
None
Creek
None
Creek
Creek
None
None
103
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Mai no, FL
Char! otte ,
NC
Oakhill, AL
Chattanooga
TN
Wilmington,
NC
Knoxville,
TN
Trenton ,
SC
Ft. Walton,
Beach, FL
Bartlett,
TN
DATE
5/18
5/16
5/15
5/13
5/12
5/8
5/8
5/8
5/7
i
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leakage from RR
car
Illegal dump
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonia
(unk. amt.)
Dye waste, paint,
acetone, toluene
(unk. amt.)
DDT Waste,
Heptachlor,
Organophosphates
(unk. amt.)
Valve leakage Sodium Hydroxide
(3000 gal.)
Truck accident
Crack in truck
tank
Truck accident
Leaking Clg
cylinder
Drum explosion
i
H2S04
(40 gal . )
Dimethyl formamide
(unk. amt.)
Sulfuric Acid
(15 gal.)
Chlorine
(unk. amt.)
Sodium Peroxide
(30 gal:)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
COMMENTS
Caretaker
burned in
explosion.
104
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Summerville
SC
Cape Ger-
ardo, MO
Knoxville,
TN
Antioch,
TN
Paris, TN
Chattanooga
TN
Florida
Bryson City
NC
Stevenson,
AL
DATE
5/6
5/6
5/5
5/4
5/2
, 5/2
3/22
4/30
4/13
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking capacitor
Barge hit bridge
Leaking valve
Flooding
Poor packaging,
leak
Unknown
Culvert collapsed
Truck accident
Storage tank
overflow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (unk. amt.)
Diesel fuel
(84,000 gal.)
Acetone
(500 gal.)
Oil -Water coolant
Water soluble dye
waste
Neutralized acids
(unk. amts.)
Hydrochloric acid
(12 oz.)
Xylene
(60 gal.)
Dry bulk fertil-
izer (10,000 Ibs.)
H2S04
(3,000 gal.)
Black liquor
(200 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
River
River
Creek
None
River
None
River &
Lake
River
105
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Lenoie, NC
Jefferson-
ville, IN
Florence,
MS
Louisville,
KY
Chattanooga,
TN
Hamlett, NC
Hollandale,
MS
Athens, GA
Nashville,
TN
Chevy, FL
DATE
4/16
4/4
4/24
4/3
4/4
4/7
4/10
4/10
4/13
4/17
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Illegal dumping
Unknown
Broken pipeline
Truck accident
Unknown
Derailment
Valve malfunction
Truck accident
Truck accident
Capacitor explo-
ded
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint cans
(unk. amt.)
White foam
(unk. amt.)
H2S04
(1000 gal.)
Butyl ene oxide
(450 gal.)
Latex Water
(unk. amt.)
Phosphoric Acid
98% Sulfuric acid
(3000 gal.)
Malathion (1 qt.
mixed with 80 gal.
H20)
Chlordane solu-
tion (250 gal.)
PCB (5 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
River
Sanitary
Sewer
River
Branch
None
Ditch
Dry ditch
Ditch
None
106
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Calvert
City, KY
Greenville,
MS
Waycross,
GA
Cull man,
AL
Bryton, AL
Guthrie,
KY
Ft. Lone-
some, FL
Winter-
haven, FL
Pulsto, FL
Edjouett,
KY
DATE
4/13
Unk.
4/19
4/19
4/24
4/24
4/9
4/2
4/18
4/18
• •
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Line rupture
Flooding
Piggy Back Trail-
ers leaking
Tank car leak
Derailment
Overloaded RR car
under bridge
Capacitor failure
Capacitor failure
Truck accident
Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Depleted brine
solution
Cotton Poison
Methyl Parathion
(unk. amt.)
Sodium Cyanide
(unk. amt.)
Chlorine
(unk. amt.)
H2S04 (unk. amt.)
Liquid Nitrogen
(unk. amt.)
PCB (3 gal.)
PCB (10 gal.)
Ferti 1 i zer
(8000 Ibs.)
NH3N03
(4000 Ibs.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
Lake
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Creek
107
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Whiteville,
TN
Dothan, AL
Brentwood,
TN
Col limb us ,
GA
Wiggins,
MS
Anderson,
SC
Hardin Co.,
KY
Swain Co.,
NC
Lovely, KY
Lillington,
NC
Morrow, GA
Pike Co.,
KY
DATE
2/13
4/26
4/28
4/25
4/29
4/30
4/30
4/30
3/28
3/28
3/26
3/17
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Tank failure
Derailment
Truck Accident
Derailment
Drum leak
Derailment
Truck Accident
Leak thru gate of
surge pond
Truck accident
Personal error
Deliberate dump
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methanol (8000
gal.)
H2S04 (3500 gal.)
Phosphoric Acid
(200 gal.)
Toluene (747 gal.)
Molten Sulfur
(13,000 gal.)
Ethyl Hexanol
(55 gal.)
Chloroprene
(unk. amt.)
H2S04 (3000 gal.)
Black Water
(unk. amt.)
Toxaphene
(1 gal.)
"Biobor" -
Herbicide (40 gal)
"Wynoon" - Bio-
Degradeable deter-
gent (250 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Creek
None
None
Creek
None
None
River &
Lake
Creek
None
None
Creek
COMMENTS
Fish Kill
108
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Manchester,
GA
Skyland, NC
Birmingham,
AL
Louisville,
KY
Weaverville,
NC
Birmingham,
AL
Old Fort,
NC
Johnville,
SC
Pascagoula,
MS
DATE
2/28
3/20
3/12
3/8
3/6
3/8
3/8
3/5
3/5 '
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Overflow leak from
tank car
Sloppy House-
keepi ng
Truck accident
Tank car rupture
Flooding
Leak from tank
car
Truck accident
Tank leak
Pipeline rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pulp mill
Black Liquor
(5 gal.)
Trimsol (Mineral
oil & chlorinated
wax) (30 gal .)
Aqua Ammonia
(50 gal.)
Denatured alcohol
(100 gal.)
Xylene (935 gal.)
Coal tar naptha
(100 gal.)
Phosphoric Acid
(4000 gal . )
Sulfuric acid
(3,000 gal.)
Benzene (1000 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Lake
None
None
River
None
None
None
Bayou
109
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Silver
Grove, KY
Louisville,
KY
Ft. Knox,
KY
Memphis, TN
Covington,
KY
Choctaw, AL
Carrol ton,
KY
DATE
3/3
3/1
2/27
2/27
2/26
2/26
2/24
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leak from RR car
dome
Leak at storage
facility
Tank car leak
Hose rupture
Puncture of tank
car
Dome leak on RR
car
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pulp Mill
Black Liquor
(minimal)
Neoprene emulsion
Chloroprene
(1600 gal.)
Methyl isobutyl
ketone (400 gal.)
Nitrogen potash
Herbicide 2,4 D
(80 gal.)
Propylene glycol
(12,000 gal.)
NaOH (minor spill)
CrH03 (2108 gal.)
Liquid ink
(6070 gal.)
Detergent
(4000 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
River
Storm
sewer
Creek
Ri ver
None
Creek
110
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Decatur, AL
Asheville,
NC
Manning,
SC
Dade City,
FL
Montgomery,
AL
Whiteville,
TN
Huntsville,
AL
Fletcher,
NC
Mobile, AL
Milton, FL
Cuba, AL
DATE
2/25
2/21
2/1
2/16
2/14
2/13
2/13
2/13
2/7
2/7
2/6
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking barge
Tank overflow
Valve failure
Truck accident
Faulty dome lid
Truck accident
Tank car valve
leaking
Hose rupture
RR car dome leak
Capacitor
Unk.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paraxyl ene
(100 gal.)
Lacquer
(800 gal . )
Acetyl chloride
(unk. amt.)
Toxaphene
(42,400 Ibs.)
Diisobutylene
(unk. amt.)
Methanol
(5000 gal.)
Acetone (unk. amt.!
Caustic soda
(50 gal.)
Sulfuric acid
(1 gal)
PCB (2 gal.)
Atraziane
Calcium carbonate
(10 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ri ver
River
None
None
None
Dry ditch
None
None
None
None
None
111
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Clarks-
ville, TN
Opp, AL
Atlanta, GA
Wachula, FL
Muscle
Shoals, AL
St. Elmo,
AL
Tuscaloosa,
AL
Bay Minette
AL
Sanders -
ville, GA
Brandenburg
KY
Bayou Cas-
cade, MS
DATE
Unk.
2/5
2/2
2/2
1/23
1/28
1/22
1/26
1/23
1/23
1/22
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Vandalism
Truck accident
Unknown
Capacitor explo-
sion
Hose rupture
Valve leak
Tank overflow
Drum rupture
Tank failure
Truck accident
Leaking valve on
RR car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Cadmium & Zinc
sulfate solution
(4500 gal.)
Urea formalde-
hyde resin
(600 gal.)
Radioactive sand
(unknown amt.)
PCB (h gal . )
40% phosphoric
acid (6000 gal.)
Isopropyl acetate
(minimal amt.)
Sulfur mercaptans
(800 gal.)
Cyanuric chloride
(1100 gal.)
30% nitrogen solu-
tion (100,000 Ibs)
Ethyl ene glycol
(2500 gal.)
Naptha (unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
Creek
None
None
Creek
None
River
None
Ditch
None
None
COMMENTS
eople in
area exper.
shortness of
ireath.
112
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
N. Augusta,
GA
Theodore,
AL
Beauford,
SC
Fayette-
ville, TN
Knoxville,
TN
Memphis, TN
Lake Worth,
FL
Wilmington,
NC
Hanson, KY
Miami, FL
Jackson-
ville, FL
DATE
1/17
1/15
1/16
1/12
1/12
1/14
1/2
1/10
1/7
1/8
1/4
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor explo-
sion
Plant explosion
Tank fire
Filter malfunction
Capacitor explo-
sion
Tank car leak
Capacitor explo-
sion
Derailment
Derailment
Valve failure
Sight glass bro-
ken on storage
vault
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (1.5 gal.)
Hydrogen cyanide
gas (unk. amt.)
Acrylonitrile
Methyl isobutyl
ketone, lead
(unk. amt.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Styrene
(minimal amt.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Ammonium Nitrate
(200 Ibs.)
Nitrogen fertil-
izer solution
(0 gal.)
Phosphate fertil-
izer (unk. amt.)
Acetone (unk. amt)
PCB (30 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Air
Unknown
River
None
None
None
Coastal
Waters
None
None
None
113
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER,'1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Boy kin, FL
Maytown, FL
Tucker, GA
Pensacola,
FL
Lexington,
KY
Gulf port,
MS
Cleveland,
MS
Muscle
Shoals, AL
Lexington,
NC
Valparaiso,
FL
DATE
1/3
1/4
1/4
1/2
12/1
12/1
12/5
12/6
12/1
12/8
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Derailment
Truck accident
Broken sewer line
Capacitor explo-
sion
Train derailment
Tank top deteri-
orated
Equipment malfunc-
tion on truck
Faulty hose on
tank car
Train derailment
Car hit trans-
former
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorine gas
(unk. amt.)
Methyl ene chloride
(3500 gal.)
Wash Water
(unk. amt.)
PCB (1.1 gal.)
Super Phosphoric
Acid (unk. amt.)
Phosphate fert.
(unk. amt.)
Hydrochloric acid
(1500 gal.)
Sulfuric Acid
(2,000 gal.)
Sulfuric Acid
(2,000 gal.)
Phosphoric Acid
(2,500 gal.)
PCB (15 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
None
Creek
None
Lake
Gulf
None
None
None
None
114
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hartsville,
SC
Florence,
KY
Baldwin,
FL
Atlanta, GA
Starke, FL
Highcliff,
TN
Louisville,
KY
Ora, SC
Center, AL
1-75 south
of Bibb Co.
GA
DATE
12/5
12/6
12/7
12/7
12/12
12/13
12/13
12/13
12/14
12/14
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Leak in truck
trailer wall
Train car leak
Tank car leaking
& burning
Unknown storage
leak
Train derailment
Deliberate dump
Line broke on a
chemical reactor
Truck accident
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorodane (75%)
(3 gal.)
MMA (100 gal.)
Anhydrous ammonia
(unk. amt.)
Liquid sulfur
(unk. amt.)
LPG (unk. amt.)
Sulfuric acid
(26,000 gal.)
Hazardous material
drums (numerous)
Propylene glycol
(800 gal.)
Sewage sludge
(14 tons)
PCB contaminated
less than 5000
ppm (140 Ibs.)
Ground phosphate
rock (22 tons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Tributary
None
None
None
None
River
Stream
None
Unknown
None
115
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hazel Patch,
KY
Birmingham,
AL
Charlotte,
NC
Barnwel 1 ,
SC
Pel ham, AL
Nashville,
TN
At! anta ,
GA
Neely, AL
Belmont, KY
Owassa, AL
DATE
12/15
12/17
12/17
12/18
12/20
12/23
12/21
12/26
12/30
11/30
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Tank car corrosion
leak
Overfilled pond
Truck trailer leak
Truck accident
Train tank car
leak
Tank line mal-
functioned
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonium Nitrate
(100,000 Ibs.)
Phosphoric acid
Fertilizer solu-
tion (300 gal.)
Waste material
(vinyl acetate)
(2700 gal.)
Radioactive mater-
ial (unk. amt.)
Sodium hydroxide
(None)
LP gas
Isopropyl (200
gal.)
LP gas
(unk. amt.)
Yellow phosphorus
(unk. amt.)
Hexamethylendia-
mine
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Creek
None
None
None
None
None
1,000 peo-
ple evacu-
ated
None
None
116
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Appalichia,
TN
Memphis, TN
Kerney, SC
Clarkson,
KY
Homestead,
FL
Charlotte,
NC
Nashville,
TN
Louisville,
KY
Waycross,
GA
Nashville,
TN
Tunica, MS
Mobile, AL
DATE
11/27
11/30
11/30
11/29
11/29
11/24
11/27
11/10
11/25
11/24
11/22
11/23 '
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train/truck acci-
dent
Train derailment
Spraying
Unknown
Industrial plant
personnel error
Chemical plant
leaking pipe
Train, leak in car
Train, car leak
Barge grounding
Train, car leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S04 (10,000 g)
HF, Chloroprene
(minimal)
Acetic acid
(unk. amt.)
Chloroprene
(None)
Potassium enda-
thall (128 g)
Formaldehyde
(20 g)
Super phosphoric
acid (10,000 Ibs.)
Ethyl acrylate
(5 gal.)
H2S04
Benzene
Hexane, acetone,
MEK
H2S04
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
None
None
None
Water
Water
Water
None
None
None
Water
None
COMMENTS
Fish Kill
Fish Kill
117
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Nashville,
TN
Calvert, KY
Swannanon ,
NC
Charleston,
SC
Memphis, TN
Nashville,
TN
Nashville,
TN
Cobra, AL
Datlon, GA
Baldwin,
FL
Mobile, AL
Louisville,
KY
DATE
11/22
11/21
11/18
11/16
11/15
11/16
11/16
11/16
11/15
11/13
11/11
11/8
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train, car leak.
Ind. plant, leak
in pipeline
Ind. plant, valve
Train, collision
Train, collision
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Train derailment
Ind. plant,
machine leak
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Ind. plant, unk.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LPG
Brine (5000 g)
Spent sulfuric
acid (350 g)
Black liquor
(1 gal.)
Princett (herbi-
cide)(6000 g)
LPG
LPG
Al cohol
PCB (h gal . )
Anhydrous ammonia
Anhydrous ammonia
Ferric sulfate &
lime (5000 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Water
Water
None
Water
Air
Air
None
None
Air
Air
Water
COMMENTS
Fish kill
118
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bowl i ng
Green, KY
Waycross,
GA
Savannah,
GA
Charlotte,
NC
Spartan-
burg, SC
Spartan-
burg, SC
Louisville,
KY
Si 1 ver
Grave, KY
Col umbi a ,
TN
Decatur, AL
Kennisaw,
GA
i
DATE
11/6
11/5
11/5
11/3
11/3
11/3
11/2
10/1
9/30
9/30
10/1
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Truck wreck
Ind. plant,
personnel error
Unknown
STP, deliberate
dump
Hole in tank car
Dike broke at
ind. plant
Fire in plant
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl alcohol
Phosphoric acid
(10 gal.)
Phosphorous tri-
chloride
Mag. chloride so-
lution (1000 g)
Tinting material
(25 g)
Cotton tint
(15 g)
Tol uene
(500,000 g)
Caustic potash
(16,000 gal.)
Phosphate waste
(unk. amt.)
Acrylic polymer -
inert (unk. amt.)
Butadiene
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Land
Air
None
Water
Water
Water
None
Stream
River
None
COMMENTS
1 personnel
injury.
119
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
McFarland,
TN
St. Augus-
tine, FL
Latta, SC
Bruceton,
TN
Cowan, TN
Durham, NC
Greenwood,
SC
Nashville,
TN
Col umbus ,
GA
Grantville,
GA
DATE
10/1
9/29
10/2
10/3
10/3
10/4
10/4
10/15
10/5
10/6
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Overspray of
pesticides
Train derailment
Train car leak
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train car leak
Truck accident
Tank leak at ind.
plant
Fire in train car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric acid
(unk. amt.)
Pesticide
(unk. amt.)
Ethyl nitrate acid
Creasole
Coal tar
(unk. amt.)
Acetic acid
(unk. amt.)
Butadiene
Styrene monomer
Liquid nitrogen
fertilizer
Methanol
(unk. amt.)
Isocyanate
(20 gal . )
Polyol (unk. amt.)
Caustic soda
(50 gal.)
Potassium nitrate
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Pond
Inlet
None
None
None
None
None
Ri ver
None
COMMENTS
Birds &
fish killed.
120
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Cordelle,
GA
Atlanta, GA
Preston, KY
Smith land,
KY
Savannah,
GA
Elizabeth-
ton, TN
Bruceton,
TN
Ful co Junc-
tion, GA
Mi 11 edge-
vine, GA
Baldwin,
FL
DATE
10/7
10/7
10/8
10/8
10/9
10/9
10/10
10/10
10/16
10/17
--
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Equipment failure
Train derailment
Barge grounded
Valve left open
on truck
:ire in trans-
former
•quipment failure
on tank car
Equipment failure
Equipment leak
Tank car leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl alcohol
(unk. amt.)
Sulfuric acid
(50 gal.)
.PG (unk. amt.)
Unknown acid
[unk. amt.)
Camene (unk. amt.)
Sulfuric Acid
(300 gal.)
PCB
(15 gal.)
Hexachlorocyclo-
>entadiene
'unk. amt.)
Hexane
'unk. amt.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Anhydrous ammonia
[unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
River
None
None
None
None
None
None
121
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Louisville,
KY
Russell -
vi HP sr
VI 1 1C, Ow
Memphis,
TN
Kentucky
Branden-
burg, KY
Louisville,
KY
Floral City
FL
DATE
10/19
10/21
10/24
10/26
10/26
10/30
10/30
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank leak on barge
Equipment failure
at ind. plant
PVC line neutral-
ized
Pipe rupture
Fire
Unk. cause of leak
in train tank car
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Xylene
(11 gal.)
Phenolic resin
(2,000 gal.)
Dilute sulfuric
acid (Ph 3)
(50 gal.)
Butyl alcohol
(5,000 gal.)
Butyalcohol
(5,000 gal.)
Naphtha
(7 gal.)
Herbicide
(unk. amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
Tributary
River
None
None
None
None
COMMENTS
Several live-
stock killed;
2 residents
affected.
122
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SUMMARY
REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
270
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
10
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
280
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
35
27
78
1
1
31
6
4
12
5
39
32
9
280
* Flooding (1),Corrosion (1), Vandalism (1), Well Rupture (2),
Herbicide Spraying (3), Dust Control Spraying (1).
123
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
RTA , Southpt
OH
N . HammondIN
Washington
Ave.
SaginawMI
MarquetteMI
Youngs town
OH
Tulsa OK
Menomonee
MN
RiverdalelLI
Bay City MN
DATE
10/1/78
10/1/78
10/4/78
10/8/78
10/10/78
10/9/78
10/11/78
10/11/78
10/16/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Heavy rain
Fire/Explosion
Overflow bulk
storage
Car derailment
Leak transfer line
Corrosion
Leaking container
Tank car leaking
RR car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonia N_sol
Chlorine methonol
Phenolic resin
15 gal
Caustic soda
Sulfuric Acid (350)
28%Ammonium Nitrati
(5BBL)
Waste solvent (pint
Ketone'Ci gal/min)
Butyl diene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Air
STP sewer
Land
Water/Land
:Land
Land
Land
Air
COMMENTS
Discharge
into Ohio
River.
Fire/explo-
sion evacu-
ation.
124
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
F
LOCATION
Elyria OH
Peoria IND
Mt . Vernon
IND
Eminence IND
Vargo MN
Sangama Jet
ILL
Central ia
ILL
Lawrencevill
ILL
Ann Arbor MI
DATE
10/18/78
10/19/78
10/24/78
10/25/78
10/26/78
10/28/78
10/29/78
510/11/78
10/30/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Hose blew off/
delivery truck
Capciator rupture
Derailment
Pipeline leak
Derailment
Derailment 2 cars
Tank car /derailment
Car rupture valve
left open
Tractor trailer
crash
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
.475% diazenine
(100 gal)
PCB
Phenol
Ammonium Nitrate
area 28% sol
Anhydrous Ammonia
Alcohol
Naphta (3 gal/min)
Butadiene
Primary Amyl alco.
11,730 Ibs
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
None
None
Water/Land
Air
Land
COMMENTS
Repair line.
No leakage.
No leakage.
Unk. water
source.
1 death due
to crash.
125
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Mansfield OH
Clay Ct IL
ClevelandOH
Bryer OH
Morgan IND
Lafayette IN
Niles IND.
New Albany
IND
WoodridgelL
DATE
11/1/78
11/2/78
11/2/78
11/8/78
11/9/78
11/9/78
11/10/78
11/10/78
11/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pickling factory
drain breakage
Pipeline leak
Drum leaking
Tank rupture
Pipeline leak
Valve on RR tank
car
Capacitor explos
Holding tank leak
Fell off truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric acid
(10,000 gal)
Ammonium Nitrate
and Urea(210gal)
Toluene , Xy len ( 5 5yd ]
Hydrochloric acid
(1000 gal)
28% nitrogen fert
sol (630 gal)
Corrosive hydro
molassas (35 gal)
PCB (6 gal)
Paint/Paint Thinne:
HC1 (2 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water/Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water/Land
Land
Water
Land
COMMENTS
Neutralize
w/ lime
(Rocky Fork
Cr.).
Clean pipe-
line to re-
cover 420 gal
Wabash River
Falling Riv.
126
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Benton
Harbor MI
Peoria IL
HamiltonOH
PortageWI
E. Troy WI
Ciril OH
Russell IL
ColurabusOH
DATE
11/13/7*
11/15/7!
11/16/78
11/20/78
11/20/78
11/28/78
11/28/78
12/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
! Capacitor rupture
! Capacitor leak
Flush into storm
sewer
Derailment
Process Tank Leak
Unk
Derailment
Truck loading
at Cooper Jarret
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCS (295 gal)
PCB
Methanol (1700gal)
Urea
Nitric , Hydrof lur .
acid (3 gal)
Acid sol( mix)
NaOH
Stannic Chloride
600 Ibs
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Water
Land
Land
Water
Land
Land
COMMENTS
OK Creek
thru ground
water.
Greater Miami
River.
Mill Creek
neutral.
127
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
MassillonOH
Menominee WI
Smithsboro
ILL
Fridley MN
FMC Corp
Blandford
Jet. IND
Westland MI
DATE
12/5/78
12/4/78
12/5/78
12/7/73
12/7/78
12/10/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Valve on truck left
open
Unk
Capacitor blowup
Explosion in storac
tank
Derailment
Open drain
vandalism skating
ring
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric acid
(100 gal)
Liquid sulfur
(small amt)
PCB (2 gal)
Foundry coru
compound (2000-
3000 gal)
Phosphate fertl
Tetrahydro Furan
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land/Water
Land
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Wet More
Creek
Fire/ Explo-
sion
Water/Land
Still water
Crk., Tus-
carawas Riv
128
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Urichsville
OH
General Tire
Mt.Vernon
ILL
Lester, IND
Hamlet, IND
St. Paul MN
Lansing MI
Lincoln ILL
Monsanto
Trenton MI
Morgan IND
DATE
12/15/78
12/16/78
12/17/78
12/18/78
12/21/76
12/20/7S
12/21/76
12/22/7?
12/27/76
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Derailment
Unk
Diverted coolant
into street
Derailment
Container broken
Truck accident
Rupture capacitor
Hose rupture
Pipeline rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Tetrahydro Furan
Acid
Coolant
Acetic Anhydride
Radiation (Gamma)
Chromic acid
flakes (1050 gal)
PCB (1.5. gal)
Sodium Aluminate
(500 gal)
28% !I fert sol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
Water
Water/Land
Air
Air
Land
Land
Land
Land/Water
COMMENTS
Diverted to
STP
Evacuation
Rend Lake
Ford Motor
Co.
Light fish
kill.
129
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Flint MI
Sheffield
IL
St.Clairs-
ville OH
Rolling
Prairie IN
Granville
WI
Minn . MN
E. St. Louif
IL
DATE
12/30/7£
12/26/7£
1/8/79
1/5/79
1/7/79
1/6/79
1/8/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank leak
55 gal drum
fell of truck
Tank truck leak
Tank truck leak
Derailment
Unk
Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LPG
Waste solvent
Naphthelene , Alco-
hol , Acetone
HC1 (40,000 Ibs)
Sulfuric acid
HC1
Airex, Atrazine
Herbicides
LP gas
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Land/Air
Water/Land
Land
Land
Land
Air
COMMENTS
Menoninee
River
Fire
No leakage.
130
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Morris MN
Massilon OH
Oxford OH
Gera MI
Warren OH
Walker MI
Nelson Chem
Detroit MI
CincinnatiO
Oxford OH
DATE
1/9/79
1/11/79
1/11/79
1/11/79
1/11/79
1/12/79
1/12/79
1/12/79
1/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Cap came off
transformer while
being loaded
Valve left open
on truck
Bleeding line
Derailment
Underground line
seal
Vapor From Dome
Truck
Unk
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (39 gal)
Sulfuric acid(500g
Cyanide ( 1 . 1PPM
25,000 gal)
LPG
3% Hcl
(25 gal/min)
Trimethylamine
Cyanide (20, 000)
Sulfide
Trimercapton ester
(2000 gal)
Cyanide (5000 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land/Water
Water
Air
Water
Air
Water
Water
Water
COMMENTS
Westmore
Creek
Elam's Run
Not leaking
Mohoning
River
In sewer
system
Sewer
system.
El am Run
131
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Avon Ind
CalumetCity
ILL
Kellogg -ILL
Clay, IND
Hazelcrest
ILL
Nokomis
ILL
LincolnILL
Lawrencevile
ILL
Bucvrus OH
DATE
1/20/79
1/26/79
1/29/79
1/29/79
1/31/79
1/31/79
2/2/79
2/3/79
2/5/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
55 gal drum leak
Transformer crack
Derailment
Pipeline leak
Internal Casing
failure
Derailment hitting
tank
Derailment
Tank car leaking
Capacitor rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Oxychloride
PCB
Vinyl chloride
Ammonium Nitrate
28% (1260 Gal)
KOH (7000)
Liquid fertilizer
41%N (2000 gal)
Toluene-ethylene
Butane
PCB f 1 pt)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Air
Water
Land
Land
Land
Air
Land
COMMENTS
Jordan Crk.
Dug up area
132
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
St. Paul MN
HamiltonOH
Green BayWl
Broaten MN
Latham Park
ILL
Bedford
Park ILL
Indianpolis
IND
South
Haven MI
Charleston
MI
DATE
2/4/79
2/6/79
2/6/79
2/9/79
2/10/79
2/10/79
2/13/79
2/12/79
2/12/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Key Puncture
Hose broke while
unloading
Pipe leak
Derailment
Derailment
Derailment
Truck overturned
3-55 gal drums
Unk
•
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Carbolic Acid(lSg)
Resin like compnd
(20gal)
NaOH (45 gal)
Butane
Propane
Phosphorous
Pentasulfide
Sodium Cyanide (4oz
Phenol
Dichloroe thane
Dichloropropane
Chloroform
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Water/Land
None
None
Land
Land
Land/Water
Water
COMMENTS
Great Miami
River
Fox River
Not leaking.
Didn't leak.
Tributary to
Black River.
Kanawha Riv.
133
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
FostoriaOH
Dover OH
Peoria ILL
Gardner Twp
ILL
N.Vernon IN
Flint MI
Troy MI
Waldo, OH
Toledo OH
DATE
2/14/79
2/14/79
2/14/79
2/15/79
2/16/79
2/19/79
2/15/79
2/20/79
2/8/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leakage from
storage tank
storage tank leak
Capacitor rupture
Capacitor rupture
Derailment
Buick plant
Split hose
Capacitor rupture
Leaky RR car valve
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethylene glycol
( 1 cup )
Butanol(16,000)
PCB (2 gal)
PCB (2 gal)
Ksilicote, IPA
ZnCl
Paint thinner
(15 gal)
Plas-ticizer ( SOgal)
PCB (1 gal)
Ethyl acetate (20gl
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Land
Land
Land
Water
Water
Land
(Land
COMMENTS
Tuscarawas
River.
Dug up.
Flint River.
Flush into
storm sewer.
134
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Carrollton
OH
Ashland OH
Hazelcrest
ILL
Ft. Wayne
IN
Livonia MI
Cave in
Rock ILL
Columbus OH
Flint MI
Wabash IN
Troy, MI
DATE
2/21/79
2/22/79
2/9/79
2/23/79
2/24/79
2/25/79
2/26/79
2/28/79
3/1/79
3/2/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor rupture
Lagoon overflow
Tank car leak
Faulty valve
Leaking drain
Well rupture
Dropped container
Unk
Unk
Storage Tank Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (1.5 gal)
/
Liquid Latex420 ga
Herbicide (16, 000)
LPG
PCB (550 gal)
Fluospar(2000 gal)
Michrodican (20g)
Paint thinner
(30 gal)
Toluene (10 gal)
HF (200 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Water
Air
Land
Water
Land
Water
Water
Land/Ari
COMMENTS
Creek
1-3 month
degradation.
Rock Creek.
Flint River.
3 families
evacuated.
135
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Peoria ILL
Detroit MI
Mt. VernonO
FostoriaOH
Chicago IL
Detroit MI
Bridgeview
ILL
Chicago IL
Bay City MI
DATE
3/2/79
3/3/79
3/1/79
3/4/79
3/5/79
3/7/79
3/9/79
3/11/79
3/17/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor rupture
Unk
Unk
Tank car leaking
Lost in transit
Tank car leaking
Tank overflow
Tank car leak
Break in transfer
pipe
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB 92 gal)
Hydorgen Peroxide
Peroxide Phosphate
Benzene
Sodium Dichromate
(8063 gal)
Morpholine
Toluene (5000 Ibs)
Toluene (4 gal)
Copper Cyanide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
None
Water
Land
Unk
Air
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Splash on
person.
Killed hogs,
cows sick.
136
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
McCleansborc
ILL
Carbondale
ILL
Mt. Olive
ILL
Hamilton OH
ClevelandOH
Ft. WayneIN
Elmdale MI
Savannah IL
DATE
3/19/79
3/20/79
3/20/79
3/20/79
3/23/79
3/23/79
3/25/79
3/26/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipe Rupture
Truck accident
Derailment
Valve Leak on
Tank Car
Truck accident
Storage Tank
overflow
Derailment
Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer sol
28% N (18,000)
41bs 2-4D, 64 Ibs
of Dactol, 20 Ibs
area, 67 Ibs
potash
Propane
Propane
Tluircol (1500 gal
Xylol
Chlorine
Xylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
None
Air
Land
Water
Air
Land
COMMENTS
Bear Creek.
Big Muddy
River.
No spillage.
Evacuated a
small plane.
Harvester
Ditch.
137
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Cicero IL
E.Wayne IN
LivernoisMI
Porter IN
Columbus OH
Detroit MI
VirginiaMN
LaSallelL
DATE
3/27/79
3/29/79
3/29/79
3/31/79
3/30/79
4/2/79
4/4/79
4/9/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Derailment
Tank car leaking
Transformer leak
for past few
months
Derailment
Tank overflow
Transformer
Electrical cutoff
station
Spill in carus
chem. plant
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Potash
Thronyl chloride
dqt)
PCB
Propylene oxide
ethylene oxide
(minute am't)
General spirit
66(1000 gal)
PCB (6 gal)
PCB
Potassium
Permanganate sol .
&other wastes
(300 gal)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
None
Water
Land
Land
Water/Sewer
System
COMMENTS
Cars were
empty when
derailed.
OH Materials
to cleanup
Elm Creek.
138
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Rock CutOH
Archibold
OH
Atlanta IL
Hamilton OH
BarabooWI
Warren IN
Blooming tor
IND
DATE
4/11/79
4/11/79
4/11/79
4/16/79
4/16/79
4/17/79
4/21/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking tank car
Derailment
Derailment *drums
leaking
Impoundment
Dike Broke
Leak in tank
Valve off storage
tank
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Waste/sulfur chlor
50% water,
50% polyvinyl
acetate
Para nitro aniline
(35 drums)
Weak allum. sol.
(100,000 gal)
Oleum (500 gal)
10% N,34%P,fertl.
(10,000)
Pert & Pestic.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air/Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water
Storm Sewer
COMMENTS
STP
139
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATIO;;
Dayton OH
Green sburg
IN
Riverdale
ILL
KalkaskaCo .
MICH.
Dearborn
Hts, MICH
WyandotteMI
Detroit MI
HamiltonOH
DATE
4/28/79
4/26/79
5/1/79
5/1/79
5/2/79
5/3/79
5/3/79
5/6/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank car leak
Tank leaking
Tank car leaking
Truck dump
Unk discharge
Discharge
Unk
Venting
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pelorganic 1 gal
Liquid fert. 28% N
(16,000)
Ethylene geycol
(1 gal)
Brine-unk
Unk green color
50%NaOH-800 gal
Su If uric acid
4500 gal
Butylene Unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Land
L. Placid
trib to
Rogue R.
Trenton
chan. ,Detr.
River
Sewer
Air
COMMENTS
Sand Creek.
140
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER; 1979
LOCATION
Chillicothe
OH
Monroe OH
Ft . Wayne
IND
Silvis ILL
Fostoria OH
NewtonFalls
OH
PontiacMICH
Bensenville
ILL
21mi N of
Lima OH
DATE
5/6/79
5/6/79
5/7/79
5/8/79
5/9/79
5/9/79
5/9/79
5/10/79
5/12/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Dome leak
Pumping spill
Waste discharge
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train derailment
Plant spill
Dome leak
Tank car leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Isoprene-unk
Pickling acid
(17,000 gal)
Fertilizer
Alcohol unk
Dydrochloric Acid
Unk
Trimethyl ammonium
5700 gal
Cyanide unk
Ank ammonia
Acetaldehyde
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Unnamed cr.
Unname pond
Land
Land
Land
Clinton Riv
Land
Air
COMMENTS
On-going
discharge.
141
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
YpsilantiMI
Isabella Co
MI
LovelandOH
Grand Rapids
MICH
Pearl MICH
Green
Springs OH
Constantine
OH
AlleganCo.
MICH
Wyoming MI
DATE
5/14/79
5/14/79
5/15/79
5/17/79
5/18/79
5/18/79
5/18/79
5/21/79
5/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Plant Leak
Plant leak
Open tank car
valve
Plant fire
Tank car derailment
Plant leak
Plant discharge
Spraying Co. drain
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chrome solu.
Fert. (8-25-3)
1000 gal
Petroleum naptha
unk
Planting chem.
Styrene-unk-aceton
150 gal
30% Ca carbonate
4000 gal
Formaldehyde-unk
B anvel (herbicide
unk
Phosphoric acid
1000 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Huron River
S.br. Jordan
Cr.
Land
Grand R.
iDrainage
ditch
Indian CR
St. JosephR.
Minor Lake
Land
COMMENTS
Fish kill
occurred.
Black Riv.
may have
been affec-
ted.
Fish kill.
142
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Warren MICH
Lemont ILL
SterlingMI
Lincoln Par!
MICH
Washington
ILL
DetroitMICH
KingstonOH
LathamILL
DATE
5/29/79
5/30/79
5/31/79
. 5/31/79
6/1/79
6/3/79
6/4/79
6/6/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer break
Tank truck leak
Unk
Unk
Capacitor rupure
Illegal dumping
Dome leak
Capacitor rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-5gal
Benzene-none
Yellow paint unk
Ethylene glycol
Unk
PCB-3 gal
Laquer thinner
55 gal
Toluene-unk
PCB-1.6.gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
MDNR park
pond
Unnamed cr
Land
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Poss. spill
from right-
ing opera-
tion.
143
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
InglesidellJ
Sandusky OH
FairmontMIN
E. Lake OH
Bartsville
IND
E. Troy Wis
3-7mi E of
Pawnee ILL
Napervilie
ILL
Asa MICH
DATE
6/11/79
6/9/79
6/10/79
6/14/79
6/14/79
6/15/79
6/19/79
6/18/79
6/19/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unk
Transformer spill
Unk
Unk
Unk
Plant spill
Herbicide spray
Truck accident
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Diethyl ether
110 gal
PCB-lgal
Pert. (7-21-7) 300ga
White fluid-unk
Foam-unk
Nitric hydrofluori
acid 25 gal
Com Kill(40%arsen-
ite) 27 gal cone
Radioactive
berylium 4.5
millicuries
Foam
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Sewer
Land
Water/Ditch
Muskrat Cr
:Land
Sang ChrisL
Land
Grand River
COMMENTS
Potential
spill.
Possibly re-
lated fish
kill.
Cattle dying
in area.
144
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Portage L
MICH
PalvilleILL
Armada MICH
St.Clairs-
ville OH
SunPrairie
Wise
Newago,MICH
MidlandMICH
3 mi S of
Prariedu
ChienWISC
DATE
6/20/79
6/20/79
6/21/79
6/21/79
6/22/79
6/22/79
6/24/79
6/26/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking capacitor
Plant treatment
by-pass
Plant discharge
Train derailment
Capacitor spill
Train derailment
Plant spill
RR bridge collapse
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCS (possibly) unk
Foundry wastes
20 gal
Mercury , phenol ,
methyl acetate
1 gal
Ammonia, propane un]
PCB-2 gal
Chlorine
Calcium chloride
4000 Ibs
Unk 130 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Portage Lake
Roadside
ditch
N/ br/Clinto
River
Land
Land
Air
Saginaw Rive
Wisconsin
River
COMMENTS
Leak occurr-
ed over 1
month per.
Fish kill
145
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
TerreHaute
IND
Toledo OH
S . Kankakee
ILL
Internation
Falls, MINN
HamiltonOH
Near
Beltville
OH
Haverhill
OH
Granville
IND
Swift Farm
Center IND
DATE
6/25/79
6/27/79
6/28/79
7/1/79
7/2/79
7/2/79
7/3/79
7/3/79
7/3/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer leak
Transformer leak
Transformer leak
Transformer spill
Tank car leak
Capacitor break
Barge unloading
Capacitor break
Tank truck leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-2 gal
PCB (possible) unk
PCB Igal
PCB-unk
Acrylonitrile unk
PCB-11.1 kg
Alpha-methyl
styrene 10 gal
PCB (possible)
0.2 gal
Anh. ammonia-
500 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Ohio River
Land
Land
COMMENTS
PCB spilled
on plant
personnel.
146
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Vermillion
OH
Grand Rapids
MICH
AshtabulaOH
Bourbonnais
ILL
Avon IND
S . Day tonOH
GraftonOH
Ft. Wayne
IND
AlmontMICH
ChicagoILL
DATE
7/7/79
7/9/79
7/10/79
7/11/79
7/11/79
7/11/79
7/12/79
7/12/79
7/13/79
7/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Leaking railroad
car
Plant spill
Tank truck spill
Tank car spill
Pipe rupture
Illegal dumping
Unk
Pesticide spray
Dome leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chlorine&NaOH unk
Propane-unk
Latex unk
Xylene 2600 gal
Creosote 30,000gal
Phosphate ester-
350 gal
Lurment unk
Hydroxide paint
remover 100 gal
Unk
Class 3 flamm-unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land,poss
VermillionR
Air
Fieldbrook
CR
None
Pond
Great Miami
River
Land
Maumee River
Pond and N
Br.ClintonR
No
COMMENTS
Fish kill
in pond.
147
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
RiverdalelL
WestlandMI
S . BendIND
Northbrook
ILL
DetroitMICH
ColumbusOH
Harmington
ILL
Toledo OH
ForestView,
ILL
DATE
7/15/79
7/17/79
7/19/79
7/20/79
7/20/79
7/21/79
7/26/79
7/23/79
7/24/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train car leak
Tank truck leak
Tank car leak
Tank truck accid.
Transformer leak
Tank break
Truck leak
Tank car spill
Factory emissions
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
NOS-20 gal
MIBK, DIBK,IBALC,
ethylene glycol
60 gal
Hydrochloric acid
unk
Ferti.-lOOO gal
PCB-10 gal
Latex-4500 gal
Phosphoric acid
10,000 gal
KOH-1800 gal
Unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land , poss
Water
Land
Air
148
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
MunsterIND
MenoshaWISC
Groven , OH
nearRossOH
Reed City,
MICH
Erie ILL
Cincinnati
OH
nearGaleILL
Gary IND
DATE
7/28/79
7/30/79
7/30/79
7/30/79
7/31/79
7/31/79
8/1/79
8/1/79
8/3/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer leak
Tank spill
Train derailment
Chemical wash
Unk
Spray plane crash
Unk
Train spill
Truck leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-90gal
Paper fiber-300gal
HCN-unk
Unk
Aluminium anodizin
waste unk
Methyl parathion
140 gal
2,4-D,dicamba
LPG-unk
Sulfuric acid-
2 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Fox River
Land
Great MiamiF
jSeaman CR
Land
Land
Air
Land
COMMENTS
Driver spray-
ed w/ acid.
149
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
near Van
Wert OH
N.CantonOH
BattleCreek
MICH
Melvindale
MICH
Comneaut OH
Canton OH
Northridge
OH
Grissom AFB
IND
DATE
8/3/79
8/4/79
8/4/79
8/4/79
8/5/79
8/6/79
8/6/79
8/5/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor break
Capacitor break
Plant spill
Train car leak
Tank car leak
Capacitor break
Truck spill.
Insecticide spray
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-2.7 gal
PCB-1.5 gal
Green dye-unk
Phosphorus
Penta-sulfide-unk
Toluene-unk
PCB-2.7 gal
Titanium tetrachlo-
ride
Insecticide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Kalamazoo R
Air
Land
Land
Land, air
Pipe Cr,
Wabash R
COMMENTS
Vapors
only.
2 minor
injuries.
150
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Ada Ohio
Brewster OH
Albrion IND
Racine WISC
Flora ILL
Toledo OH
Dayton OH
Sullivan IN
OaklawnILL
Midland MI
DATE
8/9/79
8/10/79
8/11/79
8/14/79
8/14/79
8/20/79
8/22/79
8/22/79
8/22/79
8/23/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer break
RR derailment
Train derailment
Plant leak
Train leak
Train accident
Unk
Trailer spill
Truck accident
Tank overflow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-2 gal
Butane
Ammonia unk
Naphtha 1000 gal
Butane- unk
Formic acid,
ethylene acrylate
204,000 Ibs
Naphtha unk
Hydrofluoric acid
Isobutyl alcohol
4000 gal
Silicone unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Pikes River
Air
Land
G.Miami Riv
Air
Unnamed cr
D'.ttabawassee
River
COMMENTS
2 people
hospital-
ized.
2 houses
burned.
151
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hudsonville
MICH
Dayton OH
Youngstown
OH-
Van Wert OH
Cincinnati
OH
5 mi N of
Marion OH
Continental
OH
W.Dana IND
DATE
8/24/79
8/25/79
8/27/79
8/28/79
8/28/79
8/29/79
8/30/79
9/3/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Train leak
Tank car leak
Tank truck overf ili
Pipe leak
Tank car leak
Capacitor break
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Vinyl diene chlor.
unk
Hydrochloric acid
unk
Hydrochloric acid
unk
Hydrochloric acid
100 gal
Hydorgen sulfide
unk
Acetone unk
PCB-2.7 gal
Ammonium nitrate
unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Mahoning R
Town Creek
Unnamed cr
Land
Land
Land
152
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
35 mi SW of
Athens OH
E. Troy Wis
Flint MICH
Tiffin OH
Norwood OH
HuntleyILL
Sauk Center
MINN
Columbus OH
Grand Rapids
MICH
11 mi W of
Meadowbrook
MICH
DATE
9/10/79
9/11/79
9/12/79
9/13/79
9/15/79
9/16/79
9/17/79
9/17/79
9/18/79
9/18/79
.
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor break
Tank overflow
Unk
Unk
Unk
Unk
Burning
Tank car leak
Train derailment
Illegal dumping
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB-1.5 gal
Nitric acid-15 gal
Paint unk
Green dye-1 gal
Methyl compounds
unk
Te t r ahydor f u r an
55 gal MIBK 55 gal
Ammonia unk
LPG unk
Benzene fluorine
unk
Several herbicide
up to 400 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Flint River
Sandusky R
City Sewers
Land
Air
Air
None
Private
pond
153
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Clay Co ILL
N.Canton OH
Sciotoville
OH
Dayton OH
Lemont ILL
Bridgeview
ILL
RacineWISC
Farina ILL
Anoka, MINN
DATE
9/19/79
9/20/79
9/21/79
9/21/79
9/22/79
9/22/79
9/25/79
9/25/79
9/25/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline break
Capacitor break
Capacitor break
Capacitor break
Unk
Tank car vandalism
Truck spill
Pipeline leak
Drum leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonium nitrate
urea 1680 gal
PCB unk
PCB-2.3 gal
PCB- 3 Ibs
Lubersol ,petro-
chlorome thane ,
naphtha PCB unk
Polyglycol 15,000
gal
Fert/weed killer
unk
Fert/420 gal
Class B propellant
10 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Ohio River
Land
Unnamed cr
Land
Land
Land
Land
154
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hazel ton OH
ClintonCoOH
E. of Butlei
IND
DATE
9/26/79
9/29/79
• 9/29/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank car leak
Warehouse fire
Truck leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Cautic soda
Fertilizer, Insect
Herbicide , unk
Carbofuran 200 Ibs
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
155
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOG AT:::;
Midland MI
Milwaukee
wise
Green Bay
wise
St. Elmo IL
Hartford
City, IND
Pentwater
MICH
Crystal
Lake ILL
Cincinnati
OH
Havanna , ILL
Omaha ILL
DATE
10/3/78
10/18/78
10/29/78
12/14/78
12/14/78
2/24/79
5/22/79
7/24/79
7/31/79
4/12/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Kr.own)
Dust control spray
Unk
Pipeline break
Well leak
Plant leak
Pipeline break
Illegal dumping
Unk
Plant leak
Storage tank leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Cherex w/oil base
unk
Oil-based rust
inhibitor — 100 gal
Solva sol 75 -unk
Oil/brine — 100 gal
Fuel oil/detergent
unk
Crude oil/brine
4200 gal
Antifreeze , mo tor
oil — unk
Sulfuric acid and
oil unk
Mineral oil/PCB
37 gal
Crude oil/brine
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land, Bullock
cr
Kinnickinnic
River
Fox River
Unnamed cr
Little Lick
Cr
Duman Cr.
PentwaterR
Storm sewer
Land
Land
Unnamed ditc
156
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SUMMARY
REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
174
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
6
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
180
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
19
18
87
0
9
13
1
4
7
fi
in
Unknown ^
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
4
180
* Run-Off (1), Cannister Leak (1), Stolen Bottle (1),
Missing Shipment (1).
157
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Monroe, LA.
Garrison,
TX.
San Marcos,
TX.
Oklahoma
St Tammany
Parrish, LA.
Uvalde, TX.
Beaumont,
TX.
Westwego,
LA.
El don, TX.
DATE
10/5/78
10/6/78
10/19/78
10/12/78
10/14/78
10/14/78
10/16/78
10/16/78
10/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking Transforme
Tank Car Derailmen
Run-off
Transformer Leak
Storage Tank Leak
Tank Car Derailmen
Tank Car Leak(R.R.
Transformer Leak
Tank Car Derailmen
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
• PCB, 100 gals.
; Vinly Chloride,
Aery Ion itrile,
Hexymetyl ene , None
Paint Stripper,
300 gals.
PCB, Ascard, 1 pt.
Aniline, 4,000
gals.
: Vinyl Chloride,
None
Hexane, 5 gals.
PCB, 2.2 gals.
: Lub Oil, Rubber
Naptha, None
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
None
San Marcos
River
Land
Land
None
Land
Land
None
COMMENTS
Potential
spill.
Potential
spill.
Potential
spill.
158
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA .REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pinebluff,
AR.
Pasadena,
TX.
Mel rose, NM.
Brazoria Co.
TX.
Warwick, TX.
Texas
Lenox, TX.
Tulsa, OK.
•lasper Co,
TX.
DATE
10/18/78
10/19/78
10/19/78
,10/19/78
10/19/78
10/21/78
10/25/78
10/26/78
10/27/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Sewer Pump Failure
Tank Car Leak
Broken Pipeline
Tank Car Leak
Transformer Explo-
sion
Tank Car Leak
Pipeline Leak
Storage Tank Over-
flow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LPG or Ethyl ene,
Unknown
Sodium Hydroxide,
or Caustic Soda,
3,000 gals.
Ethyl ene Glycol ,
Monoetyl Ether,
Unknown
Butene, Unknown
Toluene, 25 gals.
PCB, 20 gals.
Methyl Ethly Ketone
Unknown
25% Nitrogen Solver
1,050 gals.
Alkali Solution
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Little Vince
Bayou, Hous to
Ship Channel
Land
Land
Land
Land
, Land
t, Land
Neches Rivelr
159
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Alice, TX.
Deer Park,
TX.
Okmugee,
OK.
Goodrich,
TX.
Mallet, OK.
Houston, TX.
Mesquite,
TX.
Houston, TX.
Houston, TX.
DATE
10/30/78
10/30/78
10/30/78
10/19/78
10/18/78
11/3/78
11/6/78
11/5/78
11/7/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Derailed
Pipeline, Open
Valve
Explosion Pipeline
Overturned Tank
Truck
Tank Truck Acciden
Explosion & Fire
Tank Car Derail men
Tank Overflow
Tank Car Derail men
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Polypropylene
Oxide, 1,974 gals.
Paraxylene,
210,000 gals.
Natural Gas,
Unknown
Acetonitirile,
100 gals.
; 50% Natural Gas
& 50% Butane,
1,000 gals.
Latex Solid,
Unknown
t LPG, Unknown
Alcohol, 50 gals.
b Glycerine,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Tuckers Bayo
Air
Land
Air
Wier Creek
Sims Creek
Air
Vince Bayou
Land ,
COMMENTS
2 persons
killed.
1 person
killed-200
evacuated.
1 person
killed.
1 person
killed-13 in-
jured.
160
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Channel view,
TX
Ozark, AR.
Deer Park,
TX.
La Port, TX.
Channelview,
TX.
Memphis, AR.
Lisbon, LA.
Gore, OK.
Ferris, TX.
DATE
11/8/78
11/9/78
11/15/78
11/1/78
11/8/78
11/22/78
11/16/78
12/1/78
12/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Barge Leak
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Barge Accident
Barge Leak
Barge Accident
Tank Car Derailmen
Tank Leak
Tank Truck Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene, 5 gals.
Soda Ash, Unknown
Butadiene, Unknown
Methanol , Sodium
Sulfate, Sodium
Chloride, 200 gals,
Acetophenol ,
50 gals.
Hexane, Unknown
; Nitrogen Tetroxide
Uranyl,N1trate-
Hexahydrate,
154 gals.
Cresylic Acid,
450 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
San Jacinto
River
Land
Air
Houston Ship
Channel
San Jacinto
River
Mississippi
River
None
Arkansas
River
Land
COMMENTS
Potential
spi11.
161
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Clouis, NM.
Houston, TX.
Texarkana,
TX.
Needville,
TX.
Evandale,
LA.
Saginaw, TX,
New Orleans,
LA.
Gainsville,
TX.
Benton, AR.
DATE
12/6/78
12/11/78
12/12/78
12/13/78
12/15/78
12/15/78
12/16/78
12/21/78
12/25/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Sewer Malfunction
Train Derailment
Truck/Train
Coll si on
Tank Truck Rupture
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Derailmen
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene, Unknown
Caustic, 3,000 gal
Ammonium Nitrate
Pellets, 1,500 Ibs
LPG , Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia,
Unknown
Naptha, Unknown
LPG, Unknown
Acetaldehyde,
150 gals.
t Aluminum Oxide,
Ethyl ene Glycol ,
Cro tonal dehyde,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Little Vince
Bayou
Land
Air
Air
Land
Air
Land
Saline River
COMMENTS
4 persons
killed.
162
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Clovis, NM.
Silsby, TX.
Forest City.
AR.
Russellville
AR.
Bradley, AR,
Curry Co.,
MM.
College Sta.
TX.
Corsicana,
TX.
Harris Co.,
TX.
DATE
12/28/78
12/29/78
1/3/79
1/3/79
1/3/79
1/4/79
1/5/79
1/6/79
1/6/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Collision
Unknown
Storage Tank Over-
flow
Tank Car Leak
Capacitor Rupture
Train Derailment
Tank Truck Acciden
Plant Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene, Unknown
Polypropylene Glyci
15,000 gals.
Styrene , Unknown
Sodium Hydroxide,
Sodium Thiosulfate
4,000 gals.
Methanol , 300 gals
PCB, Unknown
Vinyl Chloride,
Unknown
t Petroleum Propylei
Polymer, 3,000 ga'
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
il , Land
Land
Dardinell
Reservoir
Land
Land
None
e Pond
Air & Land
COMMENTS
Potential
spill.
163
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Shawnee, OK.
Eagle Lake,
TX.
DeQueen, AR.
Lubbock, TX.
Ft. Smith,
AR.
Dallas, TX.
Friendswood,
TX.
Hodge, LA.
ElPaso, TX.
DATE
1/10/79
1/15/79
1/13/79
1/15/79
1/13/79
1/23/79
1/27/79
1/30/79
2/1/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer Leak
Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
Cyanide Cannister
Leak
Storage Tank Leak
Tank Truck Over-
turned
Tank Truck Leak
Tank Car Derail men
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Asbestos, PCB,
Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia,
Unknown
Herbicide, Diesel
Oil, 3,000 gals.
Cyanide Gas,
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
3,000 gals.
Melamine, 2,500
gals.
Naptha, 7,000 gals
: LPG, Unknown
Acid, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Air
Story Creek
Air
Mill Creek
Kidd Springs
Tuckers Bayo
Air
Land
164
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Separt, NM.
Harwood, TX,
Arkansas
River, AR.
Wright City,
OK.
Transylvani*
LA.
Lafayette,
LA.
Obregon, TX
Bay City,
TX.
Suffolk, TX
i
DATE
2/1/79
2/3/79
2/3/79
2/6/79
2/9/79
2/10/79
2/10/79
2/11/79
2/16/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Derail men
Tank Car Leak
Barge Accident
Storage Tank Leak
Chemical Fire
Tank Car Derailmen
Tank Car Derailmen
Truck Collision
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
t Sulfuric Acid,
500 gals.
Styrene, Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia,
None
Sulfuric Acid,
2,000 gals.
Pesticides,
2,715 gals.
b Vinyl Acetate,
25,000 gals.
t Isopentane,
300 gals.
Caustic Soda,
10 Ibs.
Boric Acid, Oil ,
4,000 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
None
Horsehead
Creek
Land
Vermill ion
River
Land
Land
Pond
COMMENTS
Potential
spi11.
165
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Tecula, TX.
Pineville,
LA.
Rapides Par-
ish, LA.
Crystal Cit}
TX.
Deming, NM.
El Paso, TX.
Albuquerque
NM.
Jacksonville
AR.
Pine Bluff
AR.
DATE
2/18/79
2/12/79
2/22/79
3/6/79
3/8/79
3/8/79
3/7/79
3/12/79
3/12/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Containment Gate
Leak
Overfilled Hose
Warehouse Fire
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Leak
Drum Leak
Pipeline Leak
Tank Car Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Butene, Unknown
Sodium Silicate,
5 gals.
Caustic Soda,
250 gals.
Methyl Parathrion
Disyston, Azodrin
Furadon, Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
1 qt.
PCB, 40 gals.
Styrene, 10,000
gals.
LPG, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Un-named
Stream
Land
Land & Air
Land
Land
Land
Bayou Meto
Air
COMMENTS
City evacuated.
166
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Corpus Chr-
is ti, TX.
Houston, TX.
Corpus Chr-
is ti, TX.
Altheimer,
AR.
Waxahatchie
TX
Dallas, TX.
Malvern, AR.
Uvakde, TX.
San Antonio
TX..
Brazoria,
TX. • •
DATE
3/15/79
3/10/79
3/9/79
3/20/79
3/22/79
3/23/79
3/27/79
3/30/79
4/1/79
4/2/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
Leaking Drum (R.R.
Tank Truck Leak
Tank Truck Acciden'
Trash Hauler Spill
Dike Break
Transformer Leak
Tank Spill Car
Tank Truck Collasic
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfric Acid,
Unknown
LPG, None
Unknown Flammable
Liquid, 55 gals.
Trisamino, Unknown
Acrylic Acid, Oil
Unknown
Phenol , Unknown
Formaldehyde, Pheno
Urea, Unknown
PCB, 2 gals.
Unknown, 55 gals.
nAdipic Acid, 20 gal
Diesel Fuel 50 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
None
Land
Land
Land
Unknown
l,Big Creek
Land
Land
. Land
COMMENTS
Potential
spill.
167
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Marathon,
TX.
Baton Rouge
LA.
Geismar,
LA.
White Sands
NM.
Garland, TX
Luling, TX.
Paisano, TX
Jasper Co.,
TX.
Albuquerque
NM.
DATE
4/2/79
4/3/79
3/29/79
4/4/79
4/6/79
4/9/79
4/13/79
4/15/79
4/30/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
Tank Truck Leak
Tank Leak
Bottle stolen form
lab
Pond Leak
Tank Car Leak
Drum Leak (R.R.)
Tank Car Derailed
Leaking Capacitor
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Alcohol,
Unknown
Methanol , None
Herbicide
(bentezon) Unknown
Mercury, 15 Ibs.
Latex Paint
Ammonia Sulfide,
Unknown
Triethylene Tria-
amine, 10 drops
Sterol Alcohol,
Unknown
PCB & Oil, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land & Air
None
Sewerline
Land
Duck Creek
Land
Land
Neches River
San Jose1
drain trib.
Potential
spill.
COMMENTS
168
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Deer Park,
TX.
Stonewall,
LA.
New Orleans
LA.
Strang, TX.
Albuqerque,
NM.
Tulsa, OK.
New Orleans
LA.
Geismar, LA
Houston, TX
DATE
5/1/79
5/4/79
5/8/79
5/9/79
5/10/79
5/10/79
5/13/79
5/15/79
5/17/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Truck Over-
turned
Unknown
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Collision
Drum Rupture (R.R.
Pipeline Leak
Unknown Source
Gypsum Sack Leak
Tank Car Overfill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Naptha, 2,500 gals
Naptha & Diesel
126 gals.
Anhydrous Ammonia,
Unknown
Acetic Acid,
Unknown
) Hydraulic Fluid
50 gals.
28% Nitrogen Fert-
ilizer, 32,760 gal
Acetone Cynohydrin
Fluoride & Phos-
phate, Unknown
LPG, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Un-named
Tributary
Air
Land
Land
Cole Creek
Unknown Stre
Land
Air
169
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Houston, TX
New Orleans
LA.
Dallas, TX.
Orange, TX.
Rich! and
Hills, TX.
Houston, TX
Teraha, TX.
Albuquerque
NM.
DATE
5/17/79
5/19/79
5/18/79
5/14/79
5/30/79
5/30/79
5/29/79
6/1/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Leak (R.R/)
Barge Accident
Tank Accident
Tank Leak
Storge Tank Leak
Train Derailment
Tank Car Leak
Missing Material
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Butane, Butene,
Butadiene mixture,
Unknown
Toluene, Alcohol ,
Xylene, Unknown
Del nor, Vapona
Epichlorhudrin,
Perch! oroethyl ene ,
Penesol, Unknown
Hydrogen Sulfide
Gas, 20 Ibs.
Sulfuric Acid
3,000 gals.
Butene, Unknown
Acetic Acid,
1,000 gals.
Sodium Cyanide,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Mississippi
River
Farmers Brai
Creek
Air
Fossil Creel
None
Land
Land
170
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Petro, TX.
Clovis, NM.
Bradley, AR
Crosby, TX.
Catoosa, TX
New Orleans
LA.
Rison, AR.
Beaumont,
TX.
Valentine,
Lqiu
DATE
6/2/79
6/4/79
6/5/79
6/9/79
6/10/79
6/10/79
6/13/79
6/14/79
6/17/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Truck Acci'der
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Leak
Tank Car Explosior
Tank Car Derailmer
R.R. Tank Car
Leak
R.R. Tank Car
overfilled
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
t Permethrin, Men-
thol , Ethanol ,
Sodium Chloride,
Sodium Sulfate,
100 gals.
Sodium Nydroxide,
100 gals.
Hydrochloric Acid,
Unknown
Trichloropropane
Anhydrous Ammonia,
80 tons
t Butadiene, Unknow
Styrene, Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia,
Unknown
LPG, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Air
Verdigris
River
i Air
Land
Air
None
COMMENTS
Potential spill
171
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Texas
PineBluff,
AR.
Rosenberg,
TX.
Elm Mott,
TX.
Streng, TX.
Memphis, TN.
Lacost, TX.
Plaquemines
Parrsih, LA.
ElPaso, TX.
DATE
6/19/79
6/19/79
7/2/79
7/4/79
7/5/79
7/5/79
7/8/79
7/9/79
7/11/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Drum Leak
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
Chemical Plant
Fire
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Barge Accident
R.R. Tank Car Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Acetaldehyde,
Polyethylene,
16,000 gals.
Methyl Methacrylate
Unknown
Phosphorus Trichlor
ide, Unknown
Methyl Alcohol,
Unknown
Methanol , Unknown
Methyl Parathion,
40,000 Ibs.
Vinyl Acetate,
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid
2,500 Ibs.
Sulfuric Acid
0.5 pint
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
, Air
Land
Land
Land
Air & Lake
McKellar
Air
Mississippi
River
Land
COMMENTS
Recovered
4,000 gals.
172
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Albuquerque,
N.M.
Church Rock
NM.
Beaumont,
TX.
Oklahoma
City, OK.
Corrigan,
TX.
Shreveport,
LA.
Houston, TX
DATE
7/12/79
7/16/79
6/16/79
7/22/79
5/10/79
7/26/79
7/29/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
R.R. Overfill
Dike Failure
Capacitor Explosio
Tank Leak
Deliberate Dis-
charge
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Jarium Chloride,
400 Ibs.
Uranium Wastewater
93,000,000 gals.
n PCB, Unknown
Vinyl Chloride
3,300 Ibs.
Nitrobenzene,
Unknown
Potash, 1,000 Ibs.
Chlorine, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
, Rio Puerco
Ri ver
Land
Air
Land
Brushy Bayou
Air
173
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Roe, AR.
Pine Bluff
AR.
Clovis, NM.
Del Rio,
TX.
Albuquerque
NM.
Moffeta Fe-
orda, TX.
Woodward ,
OK.
McKinney,
TX.
DATE
7/30/79
7/30/79
7/30/79
7/31/79
8/1/79
8/1/79
8/7/79
8/8/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
R.R. Tank Car Leak
R.R. Tank Car Over
fill
Capacitor Rupture
R.R. Tank Car Leak
R.R. Car Spill
Train Derailment
Tank Rupture
R.R. Tank Car Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl Aery late,
Unknown
Butyl Acrylate,
Unknown
PCB, ,1.5 gals.
Sulfuric Acid,
Unknown
Barium Chloride,
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
Unknown
Hydrochloride Acid,
2,000 gals.
Alcohol, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Air
Land
Land
None
Land
Land
Land
174
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bay port,
TX.
LaPort, TX.
Dallas, TX.
Clovis,NM.
Houston, T>
Strang, TX.
Nolte, TX.
Albuquerque
NM.
Alexandria
LA.
DATE
8/11/79
8/12/79
8/14/79
8/17/79
8/19/79
8/20/79
8/16/79
,8/16/79
8/20/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Tank Leak
R.R. Tank Car Leak
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Trailer Leak
Leaking Transforme
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene, None
Butyl Amine, None
Phosphoric Acid,
900 gals.
Styrene, 10 gals.
Sulfuric Acid,
1 gal .
Styrene, Butane,
Propylene, Glycol ,
None
Chloroacetophnol ,
Unknown
G.P. Chloro Deter-
gent Ammonia,! gal .
• PCB, 4 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Cedar Bayou
Land
Land
None
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Potential
spill.
Potential
spill.
175
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Locos te, TX.
Albuquerque,
NM.
Little Rock,
AR.
Cypress, LA
Texarkana,
TX.
Monroe, LA.
Tyler, TX.
Encino, NM.
Lake Verret,
LA.
DATE
8/22/79
8/23/79
8/27/79
8/27/79
8/27/79
8/28/79
9/2/79
9/1/79
9/4/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
'rain Derailment"
R.R. Car Spill
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Transformer Leak
Tank Leak
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Tank Truck Leak
Barge Accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ethanol , None
Barium Chloride,
Unknown
Formaldehyde,
12,000 gals.
Methanol , Unknown
PCB, 3 gals.
Organic Concession
Inhibitor, 60 gals
Anhydrous Ammonia
Unknown
Hydrochloric Acid,
500 gals.
Natural Gas, Unknov
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Porsche Cree
Land & Air
Land
Land
Air
Land
n Air
COMMENTS
Potential
spi11.
< 0.5 miles
evacuated.
Fire
176
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OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Hoi den, LA.
Albuquerque
NM.
Rogers Co. ,
OK.
Strang, TX.
"Paxton, TX.
Little Rock
AR.
Barfiekd,
AR.
Forrest Cit
AR.
Bangs, TX.
DATE
8/27/79
9/4/79
9/10/79
9/9/79
9/9/79
9/19/79
9/20/79
' 9/18/79
9/22/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Traffic Accident
Leaking Drums
Pipeline Break
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
Tank Leak
Barge Accident
Tank Leak
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric Acid,
20 Ibs.
Corrossive Liquid,
18 gals.
Ammonia Nitrate,
27,804 gals.
Diisobutylene,
Unknown
Chemicals, Unknown
Titonium Dioxide,
150 gals.
Ethyl Benzene,
None
Phosphoric Acid
22,000 gals.
Butane, None
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land & Air
Fourche
Creek
None
Land
None
COMMENTS
Fire & Explo-
sion.
Potential
spill.
Potential
spill.
177
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Farmers Bra-
nch, TX.
Houston, TX.
DATE
9/27/79
9/28/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Overflow
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
.iquid Ammonia,
20 gals.
Chlorine, Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Air
178
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SUMMARY
REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
70
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
16
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
86
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
18
22
13
1
1
9
4
n
9
i
9
2
4
86
* Vandalism (1), Run-Off (1), Dumped Chemical (1), Heavy
Smoke Emissions (1).
179
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Independence
Mo.
Hazelwood,
Mo.
Liberal ,Ks.
Sharon
Springs, Ks.
Burlington,
Iowa
Springfield,
Mo.
North Bend,
Nebr.
Clinton,
Iowa
DATE
10-7-78
10-24-78
10-26-78
10-31-78
10-31-78
11-1-78
11-20-78
12-12-78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Derail-
ment
Leak from Drum in
Truckbed
Drum fell off
Truck
Spill
Tank Car Derail men
Tank Overflow
Ruptured Hose
Railroad Tank Car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Alcohol
Not available.
Ethyl ene Di bromide
10 gallons
Sodium Arsenate
55 gallons
Proprionic Acid
6,000 gallons
: MonochloroBenzene
500 gallons
HCL
5 gallons
Fertilizer N
140,000 gallons
Caustic Soda
Not available
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Material
cleaned up.
COMMENTS
Diluted.
Contained in
ditch, dilu-
ted & remov-
ed.
Switchman
burned.
180
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Sullivan, Mo.
Chillicothe,
Mo.
Sturgeon, Mo.
Woodburn,
Iowa
Kansas City,
Mo.
Kansas City,
Ks.
Sedalia,Mo.
Dubuque,Iowa
DATE
12-16-78
1-10-79
1-11-79
1-12-79
1-17-79
1-22-79
1-23-79
1-25-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Overfilled Tank
Railroad Tank Car
Railroad Tank Car
Railroad Tank Car
Railroad Tank Car
Tanker Truck
Train Derailment
Mysterious Origin
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Methacrylate
50 gallons
Caustic Soda
Not available.
Carbolic Acid
10,000 gallons
Furfuryl Alcohol
12,000 gallons
Hexane
20,000 gallons
Unknown Acid
Not available.
Ferric Chloride
Lacquer Thinner
Phosphorus
Pentasulfide
Not available
Thermal , Toxic
Not available.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
None
Ground
Ground
Air
Ground &
Water
Ground
Water
Residents
evacuated.
Contained.
COMMENTS
Fish kill
181
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Burlington,
Nebr.
Kansas City
Ks?
Uapello,
Nebr.
Rhodes, Iowa
Be1mond,Iow
Kansas City
Mo.
Des Moines,
Iowa
DATE
1-31-79
2-1-79
2-5-79
2-20-79
2-21-79
2-23-79
2-26-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
Tank Spill
Tank Truck Spill
Cylinder Leaking
Cylinder Leaking
Spill
Spill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous Ammonia
Not available
Paint Wastes &
Solvents
Not available
Trichloro Ethyl ene
4,000 Ibs.
Ethyl ene Di bromide
Methyl Bromide
60 Ibs.
HCN
Not available
Brownish Liquid
Not available
Methyl Ethyl, Ketone
55+ gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Ground
Ground &
Air
Air
Air
Air & Water
Ground
COMMENTS
Possible
evacuation.
182
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Des Moines,
Iowa
Fremont,
Nebr.
Kansas City.
Mo.
Hays vi lie,
Ks.
Dubuque,
Iowa
70 mi /west
St.Louis.Mo.
Moberly.Mo.
DATE
2-26-79
2-26-79
3-2-79
3-15-79
3-16-79
3-20-79
3-22-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking Drums on
Truck
Tank Truck
Tank Explosion
Plant Leak
Drainpipe into
River
Truck Accident
Tank Leaking
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Ethyl,
Ketone
100 gallons
Fertilizer N
3,300 gallons
Material Unknown
Not available
Chlorine Gas
Not available
Sulphuric Residues
Not available
Radioactive Materi
Not available
Methyl Aery late
20,100 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Air
Water
al Ground
Ground & Air
Contained &
sent to tre-
atment plant.
Industrial
accident.
COMMENTS
State hand-
ling.
Earth dikes
constructed.
183
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Moberly,Mo.
Jushnell,
Nebr.
1eridian,Ks.
Council Bluf-
Iowa
Independence
Mo.
>awford,
Nebr.
teson City,
Iowa
.i eking, Mo.
DATE
3-21-79
3-22-79
3-22-79
s 3-24-7S
3-26-7$
4-3-79
4-5-79
4-24-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Valve
Leak
Cy 1 i nders
Truck Accident
Railroad Car
Transformers in
Dump
Truck Accident
Railroad Tank Car
Truck Accident
c
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl Acrylate
Not available
HCN
Not available
Uo38 (Uranium)
25 drums
Phosphoric Acid
80,000 Ibs.
PCB
Not available
Phosphates
1,000 Ibs.
Anhydrous Ammonia
tot available
Sulphuric Acid
'2,000 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Unknown
Ground & Air
Ground & Air
Ground and
Water
Ground and
Water
Ground & Air
Ground
COMMENTS
Recovered.
Area neu-
tralized.
Leak re-
paired.
Contained,
transferred &
neutralized.
184
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Kansas City
Ks.
Lincoln,
Nebr.
Sturgeon, Mo.
Atchison,
Ks.
torville,
Iowa
\shland, Ks.
>t. Louis, Mo.
Webster City
Mo.
DATE
4-30-79
5-7-79
5-9-79
5-10-79
5-21-79
5-23-79
5-24-79
6-9-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leak
Explosion Tank
Truck
Chemical in
Drainage Ditch
Residue from
Fertilizer
Truck Accident
Truck Accident
Capacitors Explode
Truck Accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Alcohol
6,000 gallons
Hydrogen Peroxide
500 gallons
Unknown
Not available
Pesticides and
Anhydrous Ammonia
(mi x )
Not available
Fertilizer N
738 gallons
Fertilizer N
Not available
J> PCB
2 gallons
Tetra-Ethylene
Clycol
55 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Air-
Ground
Ground &
Water
Ground & Air
Ground
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Fire.
Low strength
solution di-
luted & evap-
orated.
185
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
St. Louis,
Mo.
Wright City
Mo.
Kansas City
Mo.
Clay Center,
Ks.
Kansas City
Mo.
Houston, Mo.
DATE
6-10-79
6-12-79
6-13-79
6-17-79
6-18-78
6-18-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer Leak
Truck Accident
Container
Ruptured
Cylinder Leaking
Spilled Chemicals
Ruptured Tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB & Oil Mix
160 gallons
Chemical unknown
6,000 gallons
Paint & Thinner
5 gallons
Cyanide
15 gallons
Laboratory Chem.
HF,HCI,H2S04,HN03
Not available
PentaChlorophenol
in oil
10,000 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground and
Water
Ground
Storm sewer
Ground
None
Ground
roduct
cleaned up.
COMMENTS
Fish kill
186
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Caruthersvi"
Mo.
WhitemanAFB
Mo.
St. Joseph,
Mo.
Kansas City
Mo.
Kansas City
Mo.
Kansas City
Mo.
CMSU, Warren
Mo.
DATE
le
6-23-79
7-6-79
7-9-79
7-15-79
7-17-79
7-18-79
burg,
7-19-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Vessel Grounded
Aircraft Explosion
Mysterious Origin
Transformer
Ruptured
Truck Accident.
Chemical Spill
Deliberate Dumping
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene
Not available
Firefighting Foam
10,000 gallons
Material probable
Toxaphene
Not available
PCB's & Oil
297 gallons
Dursban
2 gallons
Chemical Unknown
Not available
Pesticides,
Herbicides, Diesel C
150 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground and
Water
Water
Ground
Ground and
Water
Ground and
Water
Storm Sewer
il
COMMENTS
Heavy fish
kill.
Small fish
kill.
Materials
cleaned up &
stored for
disposal.
Fish & Duck
kill.
187
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Springfield
Mo.
Columbus,
Nebr.
Kearney, Mo.
Broken Bow,
Nebr.
Verona, Mo.
St. Louis,
Mo.
Spring Hill
Ks.
Muscatine,
Iowa
DATE
7-20-79
7-26-79
7-27-79
7-27-79
7-30-79
7-30-79
, 7-31-7
8-3-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Railroad Dumping
Capacitor Exploded
Chemical Runoff
Tank Failure
Leak in Drainage
Ditch
Spill
Pipeline Break
Dumped Chemicals
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chemicals unknown
Not available
PCB's & Oil
1% gallon
Chemicals unknown
Not available
2-4D, Trimex
100 gallons
Mixed Chemical
Wastes
Not available.
Caustic Soda
30 gallons
Isobutane
Not available
Lasso
Not available
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground and
Water
Ground
Ground and
Water
Storm Sewer
and Water
Ground and
Drainage
Ditch
Air
Air
Ground
Soil removed
i packaged.
Fish kill.
COMMENTS
Material dis-
posed of.
Evaporated in
air.
Potato crop
damaged, run-
off.
188
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Boone Count}
Mo.
Lincoln, Nebr
Des Moines,
Iowa
Council
Bluffs.Iov
St. Louis
County, Mo.
Jefferson,
Iowa
North Platte
Nebr.
!
DATE
, 8-5-79
. 8-9-79
8-17-79
8-14-79
a
8-17-79
8-18-79
8-19-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck Accident
Pipeline Rupture
Vehicle Accident
Warehouse Fire
Buried Material
Tank Failure
Tank Car Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulphuric Acid
40 gallons
Anhydrous Ammonia
Not available
Radioactive Materi
Not available
2-4D & Liquid
Fertilizer
Not available
Arsenic Pellets
One gallon
2-4-D
275 gallons
Phosphorus
Not available
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
il None
Ground
None
Ground
Ground & Air
COMMENTS
Ditch diked,
acid neu-
tralized.
Material
cleaned up.
Material dis-
posed of in
approved
waste disp.
site.
Soaked into
ground.
Fire extin-
guished.
189
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Cedar, Ks.
Webb City,
Mo.
Sibley, Mo.
Joplin.Mo.
Sibley, Mo.
Springfield
Mo.
Crawford
County, Mo.
Davenport
Iowa
DATE
8-20-79
8-21-79
8-22-79
8-24-79
8-26-79
8-29-79
8-31-79
8-31-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tractor Tank
Failure
Train Derailment
Transformer
Explosion
Tank Overfill
Transformer
Explosion
Transformer Spill
Truck Accident
Transformer Spill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous Ammonia
6 tons
Fertilizers
Ammonium Nitrate
50,000 Ibs.
PCB & Oil
Not available.
Liquid Fertilizer
2900 gallons
PCB & Oil
600 gallons
PCB & Oil
Not available
Calcium Chloride
Not available
PCB & Oil
25 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground & Air
Ground
Ground
Ground and
Water
Ground
Ground and
Water
Road .ground
and creek.
Ground
Town evacuated
Material
cleaned up.
Material
cleaned up 8
drummed for
disposal.
COMMENTS
Cleanup work-
ers did not
wear protect.
clothing.
Fish kill.
Material
cleared.
190
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Syracuse,
Nebr.
Oak Grove,
Mo.
Kansas City,
Mo.
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
DATE
8-31-79
9-5-79
9-6-79
, 9-10-79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Rupture
Tank Leakage
Leaking Drum
Hose Leaking
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer &
Nitrogen
39,380 Ibs.
HCL
25 gallons
PCB
55 gallons
HCL
Not available
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Material
cleared.
Diluted w/
water into
ground.
Material
cleaned up.
191
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SUMMARY
REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
52
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
2
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
54
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
5
21
5
3
0
1
1
0
1
2
l
7
3
5
54
1
* Mis-application of Pesticide (1), Pole Mount Cap Rupture (1),
Cleaning Fluid Spilled into sewer (1), Cleaning Fluid Spilled
on Ground (1), Drilling (1).
193
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
1-80 near
Summit Co
Utah
San Juan
Co. , Utah
Cheyenne
R.R. yard,
Rocky
Flats
Colorado
NW,NE,3,
4S.6W
Duchesne
Co. , Utah
UTE Pass
4 mi. off
1-70 on
Hwy. 9
Colorado
DATE
781011
781103
781103
i
781202
781207
781212
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Side board
broke causing
gallon con-
tainer to spill
truck
accident
Plug leak on
tank car
Tank leak
truck
accident
truck
accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
380 gal.
Na2Cr207
ZnCr04
3500 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
5 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
1000 gal.
Cone. NaOH
2600 gal.
Ethylene Glycol
/
3600 gal.
NaOH
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water
COMMENTS
3600 gal. in
Pass Creek.
194
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
1-70 1/2
mile E. of
Strasburgj
Colorado
U.S. Hwy.
40-7 Mi. I
of Heber
City,
Utah
2 mi. W.
of
Fairmont,
North
Dakota
10 mi.
stretch
from
Naples to
Jensen,
Utah
1 1/2 Mi.
N. of
Farming
on US 89
Utah
DATE
781213
781218
*
79010
790108
790111
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
truck
accident
truck accidenl
also leaking
saddles
train
derailment
Valve mal-
function on
transport
tanker
truck
accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
2500 Ib. Trisod:
Pyrophosphate-
Phosphate
P2C-7 & Na3 P04
: 1000 gal. HC1
25 gal. Diese!
20,000 gal.
Anhydrous
Ammonia
2000 gal.
Muriatic Acid,
HC1
4391 gal.
HF & Sulfuric
Acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
.urn
Land
Land
Air
Land
Land
COMMENTS
1000 gal. HC1
Unk. diesel
in Daniels
Creek.
families eva-
cuated - others
alerted.
195
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
MP261 W.
of
Laramie,
Wyoming
1/2 Mi, E.
of Vail or
1-70
Colorado
13th &
Zuni
Denver ,
Colorado
Near Wol-
cott, Eag!
Co.
Colorado
8 Mi. S.
of Manila
on Hwy 44
Dagget Co
Utah
Hot Sprinj
South
Dakota
DATE
790116
790118
790222
790226
e
790306
5S,
790316
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
truck
accident
truck
accident
Leaking valve;
on truck
Valve jarred
loose on
transport
tanker
truck
accident
(Bbls.)
Hauling
transformer
and fell off
truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
3275 gal.
Perchloroethyler
1200#
Vanadium
i 300 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
Amt . unknown
Me thy Icy do -
pentadiene
470 gal.
Visco 11-52
5 gal.
PCB-Pyronal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
e
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
196
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
N. of
Poncha
Springs
Chaffee C
Colorado
1/4 Mi.SW
Deerlodge
Montana
5950 Mc-
Intyre St
. Golden,
Colorado
2500 W.
Calif.
Ave. ,
Salt Lake
City, Utal
Libby,
Montana
DATE
790320
).
790326
790404
790406
790407
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
truck over«-
turned
Capacitor
exploded
overflow of
vent pipe at
processing
plant
Container
leaked
rapture of
capacitor
vessel
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
3000 gal.
Ammonium
Nitrate
Amt . unknown
PCB
700 gal. Sodium
Silicate, Sodium
Carbonate.
Oleic Acid,
Sodium Cyanide
5 gal.
Methyl
Parathion
1 gal.
PCB -Pyrohal
~
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Poss. conta-
mination of
shallow pvt.
potable wa-
ter wells,
long term
monitoring
required.
197
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
14 Mi. W.
Cody on
Hwy. 14
Wyoming
6th &
Quail St.
Lakewood ,
Colorado
E. of
Monte Vist
at Zinger
Water
Station
Colorado
1 Mi. E.
of high
school in
Junction ,
Utah
Grand
Junction,
Colorado
DATE
790505
790512
790522
a
790605
790608
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck carry-
ing batteries
overturned
•Pole mount
cap ruptured
Train
derailment
plane crash
Cleaner
spilled into
sewer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
125 gal.
Sulfuric
Acid
2 gal.
PCP-Pyronal
13,000 gal.
Ammonium
Sulfate
2 -gal. - 15#
Methyl Para-
thion
12,000 gal.
Perchloro-
ethylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Water
Land
Land
COMMENTS
13,000 gal.
in Rio Gran-
de River.
198
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
24th &
Arkins Ct
Denver ,
Colorado
Laramie
Municipal
Airport
Wyoming
10 Mi. S.
of Laramic
on Hwy. 2i
Wyoming
28 Mi. SE
of River-
ton on Hw]
136
Wyoming
MP35-40
on 1-80
Wyoming
DATE
790611
790619
790628
7
790701
790713
.
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking
dome hatch
Plane aborted
load
Drums fell
off pickup
Fatique
caused seam to
split on truck
Sour gas
in spots
suspect new
oil wells
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
1 gal.
White Phosphoru
700 gal. Diesel
17 gal. Baytex
70 gal.
HC1
3000 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
Ant . unknown
H2S
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Air
199
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Cheyenne
at Husky
truck sto
Wyoming
Sec. 20,
4S.6W.
Madison C
Montana
5200 W.
Yellow-
stone Hwy
Casper,
Wyoming
Union &
Arkansas
PI.
Lakewood,
Colorado
5 Mi. E
NE of
Greeley
Weld Co.
Colorado
DATE '
790715
)
790717
>.
790724
790731
790803
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking 55
gal. drum on
truck
Mis^
application of
herbicide
Co . drained
cleaning
solution onto
ground
bottom fell
out of
capacitor on
pole
helicopter
crash
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
28 gal.
Xylene
Amt . Unknown
Acrolein
3500 gal.
HC1
1 1/2 gal.
PCB
1 gal. Cygon
400
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Water
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Entered Bea-
verhead River.
200
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bathgate
ND
Pembina
Co. , Nort
Dakota
25 Mi. E
of River -
ton on Hv
136
Wyoming
Uravan,
Colorado
Rock
Springs,
Wyoming
Fraser,
Colorado
2 1/2 Mi
E. of
Hudson
Weld Co.
Colorado
DATE
790804
h
790805
y
790906
790907
790907
790911
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
possible
landowner
Truck acciden
Line broke
Drum on
trailer dumped
over
Leaking
rail car
train de-
railment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Amt . unknown
Toxaphene
t 3300 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
2000 gal.
Raffinate
55 gal.
Metrosodi-
methylamine
Amt . unknown
C hlorosulf onic
Acid
Amt . unkn.own
Diammonium-
phosphate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Land
Land
Water
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Entered Ton-
gue River,
fish kill.
2,000 gal. in
San Miguel Riv.
201
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
2 Mi. N.
of Colo.
Hwy. 7 on
1-76
Colorado
Pierce
Pabking
Billing,
Montana
Army
Hill AFB
Casper,
Wyoming
Wo If point
Montana
3 Mi. E
of Tie
Siding
Albany Cc
Wyoming
DATE
790914
790915
790918
1979
dis-
coverec
790919
790922
•
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
accident
PCB leaked
from tansformer
and spread
throughout
process
Unknown
Property given
to city for
Hwy. construc-
tion uncovered
dump
Fire at
grain
elevator
Train
derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
5700#
Ammonium Nit rat <
Amt . unknown
PCB
Amt . Unknown
PCB
Amt . Unknown
Hazardous
substances &'
oil
15# Phenol-
Mecuric-
ammonium Acetat
45,000 gal.
Diammonium
Phosphate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
)
•>
Land
Land
Land
Land
a
Land
COMMENTS
Affected Mon-
tana, Idaho,
Utah, No. Da-
kota & Minn-
esota.
202
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Libby
Mt.
Lincoln Co
Montana
30-35 mi.
SW of
Kalispell
on Hwy 2
Flathead C
Montana
Yale &
Sheridan
Denver ,
Colorado
Tie
Siding,
Wyoming
11901 W.
44th Ave.
Wheat-
ridge,
Colorado
DATE
790924
790927
o.
790927
790100
790928
•
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
-Single sole
capacitor
failed
Truck
accident
PCB capacitor
found by
citizen
Train
derailment
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
2 gal.
PCB-Pyronal
36,000 #
Phenol Formalde
hyde
. Amt . unknown
PCB
Amt . unknown •
Phosphorus
HS
300#
HC1
-
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
• Water
Land
Air
Land
Land
COMMENTS
1000 # in
McGregor Lake
203
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SUMMARY
REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
174
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
5
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
179
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
23
36
28
3
1
15
1
3
8
8
?7
23
3
179
* Paint Spill (1), Pesticide Spraying (1), Drilling (1).
205
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Alhambra
San Carlos
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Tucson, AZ
Oxnard, CA
Monterey
County
Colton, CA
Wilmington,
CA
DATE
10/2/78
10/2/78
10/3/78
10/3/78
10/3/78
10/4/78
10/6/78
10/10/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitor
Fire
Truck
Leak Railroad
Leak
Train wreck
Power Failure
Drilling water
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCS
Paint
Ordram 8E
Methyl formsel
Methyl methacryl-
ate monomer
UK
Sodium chromate
125 gallons
Iron sulf ide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
Storm drain
206
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Yuba Co.
Fresno, CA
Soottsdale
Phoenix
Santa Maria
Woodland, CP
Phoenix, AZ
Foseville,C?
Wilmington
Baker, CA
DATE
10/10/78
10/11/78
10/14/78
10/20
10/24/
10/27/78
10/27/78
10/26/78
10/28
10/30/7
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
UK
loading accident
Capacitor
Capacitor
line leak
truck accident
tank truck
RR car
discharge
tank truck acci-
dent
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
cleaning agent
50 gals.
H2SO4 15 gals.
PCB
PCS
Salt H20, 100 bbls
Anhydrous NH3
2 tank trailers
H2SO4 15 gals.
LPG
UK 100 gals
Fluoboric acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
ground
swimming poc
Swimming
pool
Ground
ground
ground
No
ground
Ground
207
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Richmond, Cl
DATE
i 11/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Broken line
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Newark, CA
Sunnyvale,
CA
Santa Clara
CA
King Harbort
CA
Vallejo,CA
San Jose,CA
Reno, NV
El Porto,
CA
11/15/78
UK
11/17/73 Discharge
11/19/78
11/20/78
11/22/78
Car accident
UK
Truck
11/22/79 Railroad accident
11/22/78
11/30/78 UK
Capacitor explo-
sion
Potassium
Permanganate
20 gallons
Insecticide
Acids
PCB 6 gallons
UK
Glue, 100 gallons
PC Resin, 10,100
gallons
PCB 100 gallons
Brown foam
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
UK
Ground
Water
Storm sewer
Ground
Ground
Water
COMMENTS
Fish kill
208 ,
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA
Bur bank, CA
Miracorna,CA
Wilmington,
CA
San Luis
Obispo, CA
Richmond, CA
Stanislaus
County
Henderson,
NV
DATE
12/19/7E
12/25/7?
12/29/7 £
12/30/7E
1/5
1/5
1/10
1/11
1/18
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank car overflow
Accident
Capacitor leak
Railroad accident
Line break
Fire
Ship
Truck accident
Tanker truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint resin
Paint % gallon
PCB 3#
Methyl bromide
Salt water
300 bbls.
Foam
toluene, 25 gals.
Paint & solvent
100 gallons
Caustic soda
2500 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
Ground
209
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Riverside,
CA
Wilmington
IA County
No. Calif.
Burbank, CA
San Jose
Compton,CA
Delorer, CA
long Beach
San Fran-
cisco, CA
1/17
1/24
1/24
1/28
2/1
2/1
2/3
2/6
2/8
2/7
Transformer
accident
Leak
Wrong line
Truck accident
Transformer leak
Discharge
Railroad accident
Railroad accident
Line leak
Tank car
PCS, 1 quart
Salt water, 10 bbl
MEK 1112 gals.
Polymer Resins
50-55 gallon drums
PCB 1 pt.
Industrial rinse
water, 3600 gals.
Redwood stain
Vinyl chloride
Caustic soda
100 gals.
NH3 vapors
Ground
•Jater
tfater
Ground
Ground
later
Water
Ground
Ground
Air
210
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Anaheim
Santa Clara
County
Fremont, CA
Wells, NV
Las Vegas
Roseville
Oakland, CA
San Fran-
cisco, CA
DATE
2/12/79
2/12/79
2/10/79
2/14/79
2/14/79
2/19/79
2/21/79
2/24/79
3/3/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer
Line leak
Leaking truck
Truck accident
Truck accident
Transformer
Leaking tank car
Truck
Uk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCS 6-8 cu. in.
Propylene glycol
Toluene di-isocya-
nate
Phosphoric acid
36,000 #
Transformer oil
3900 gals.
PCS
Isobutane
Paint & thinner
60 gals.
Butyric acid
5 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
?
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Storm drain
211
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
long Beach
Shasta Co.
Santa Clara
Hayward
Ventura
Imperial
New Castle
Torrance
IA
Fairhaven
DATE
3/5/79
3/7/79
3/8/79
3/7/79
3/6/79
3/4/79
3/6/79
3/8/79
3/12/79
3/15/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Railroad
Truck accident
Capacitor
Truck
Truck accident-
Capacitor
Dumping
Fire
UK
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl-butyl Ket-
10-15 gals.
Rhomene
PCB 3 gallons
Strychnine 5#
Unknown acid
5 gallons
PCB
Oil & chemicals
Acid
Yellow foam & fuel
oil
Black liquid
50 gallons.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
UK
Water
Ground
Water
Beach
Water
212
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Sacramento
Berkeley
Pomona
Baxter
LA County
IA County
Richmond
Oakland
W. Colton
Truckee
DATE
3A5/79
3/17/79
3/18/79
3/22/79
3/26/79
3/27/79
3/24/79
3/30/79
4/2/79
4/3/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Dome leak
UK
Transformer
Truck accident
Line leak
Railroad car
Valve leak
Truck accident
Railroad accident
Truck Accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous NH3
10 gallons
Sulfur
Pyrenol 2-3 qts.
Furfuryl alcohol
4700 gals.
Salt H20
50 bbls.
Aluminum sulfate
3-4 gal/min.
Butane gas fumes
Arsenic CPP
Sodium
PC13
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
.UK
Water
Air
Water
ground
Ground
213
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Blythe, CA 4/6/79
Gridley, CA
4/8/79
Truck accident
Airplane accident
Perchlero-ethylene
1000 gallons
Pencap Parathion
Ground
Ground
Huntington
Sparks, NV
Santa Clara,
Redland, CA
4/11/79
4/13/79
4/13/79
4AV79
UK
Ruptured drum
Capacitor
Drum tipped over
Globe, AZ
Sacramento
4/23/79
Analine, Poluine
and &trnonia,25 gal
Arayl acetate
55 gallons
Oil & PCS, % gal.
Sulfuric acid
10-15 gals.
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Tank leak
4/23/79 loading accident
H2S04
Malathion-toxa-
phene 2 gals.
Ground
Ground
214
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Norwalk, CA
Watsonville
Pleasant
Hill
IA
Golton
Walnut
Creek
Oolton
Redwood
City, CA
San Fran-
cisoo
DATE
4/25/79
4/25/79
4/26/79
4/26/79
4/29/79
4/30/79
4/30/79
5/1/79
5/2/79
•
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Tank car leak
Drum fell
Drums
Valve leak
Acid vault
UK
Leak
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Radioactive Matl.
Corrosive liquid
Tri-chloro-ethyl-
ene, 55 gallons
Cleaning solvent
110 gallons
Anhydrous NH3
Acetic acid, pic-
ric acid, HC1,MISC
20 gallons.
Sodium chromate
150 gallons
Degreasing agent
20-30-gallons
Paint & H2O
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
UK
UK
Ground
Water
Ground
Water
Water
Water
Water
215
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
LA
Silverthorn
Kingman, AZ
Fresno
Berkeley
LA
West LA
Sacramento
Sutter Go.
San Carlos
5/3/79
5/8/79
5/8/79
5/8/79
5/9/79
5/9/79
5/11/79
5/10/79
5/11/79
5/11/79
UK.
Vapor leak
Truck accident
Transformer
UK
Tank car
Tank
Transformer leak
Airplane crash
Durnping
Paint
Carbolic acid
Cyanide
Transformer oil
1000 gallons
Sodium Hydroxide
50 gallons
Anhydrous NH-
Chromic acid
112 gallons
PCB 10 gallons
Disulfaton
Trichlorethylene
55 gallons
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
Ground
Storm drair
Ground
Ground
Ground
216
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Oakland
Alameda
Fresno
Phoenix
LA
Ray, AZ
Pittsburg
Wilmington
Oakland
W. Sacra-
mento
Walnut
Creek
DATE
5/11/79
5/15/79
5/14/79
5/14/79
5/15/79
5/26/79
5/26/79
5/23/79
5/23/79
5/31/79
6/2/79
'TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank vent
UK
Capacitor
Capacitor
Tank car leak
Dam leak
Explosion
Tank
Container
Trailer
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND* VOLUME
Dinatiro-phenol
Black material
PCB, Oil
PCS
Chlorine gas
Mine tailings
UK
Ammonia
HC1
Parathion
Paint ,3-5 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Water
UK
Ground
Ground
Water
Air
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
217
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
BonnyDoon
San Leandro
YBI
San Jose
Union City
Redding
Coalinga,
Oakland, CA
Gila Beach
San Diego
DATE
6/2/79
6/8/79
6AV79
6/10/79
6/15/79
6/15/79
6/19/79
6/19/79
6/26/79
6/26/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Explosions
UK
Tank truck
Railroad accident
UK
Capacitor
Truck accident
Transformer
Pressure valve
Facility
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
UK
Milky
Methyldichlord-
silane, 2 gallons
Eptam 15 gallons
Yellow substance
PCB - 1 gallon
Vinyl acetate
1000 gallons
PCB 1 gallon
Sulfuric acid
100 gallons
H2SO4, HCl, NaOH,
HFl, Flubonic
acid, Sodium Sul-
fate, Various
caustics
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
-
UK
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
ground
Ground
UK
218.
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Santa Ana
Surf, CA
Sonoma, CA
Fairfield
Riverside
Rancho
Cucamonga
IA
San Diego
County
Williams
DATE
7/2/79
7/2/79
7/3/79
7/12/79
7/11/79
7/19/79
7/17/79
7/18/79
7/16/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire
Railroad accident
UK
Truck accident
Capacitor
Tank leak
Transformer
Truck accident
RR derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2SO4, HC1, HN03
Diethylamine
1 gallon
UK
Actasol, 55 gals.
PCS
Airplane glue
42 gallons
PCB,
HC1, H2SO4/ Solvent
1000 gals, mixture
Soldium hydroxide
165 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
Fish kill
Storm drain
Swim. pool
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
219
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
'TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Richmond
7/19/79
M. Calif. 7/23/79
Nevada Co.
Thousand
Palms
Newark
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Ventura
7/23/79
7/24/79
7/24/79
7/27/79
7/28/79
Bakersfield 7/29/79
Carmichael
Church Rock,
7/28/79
Tank car leak
Valve leak
Leaking tank car
Train accident
UK
UK
Tank car
Fire
Capacitor
7/16/79
Yellow Phosphorus
Hydrochloric acid
H2S04
Chlorine Monomer
Inhibitor
Vinyl acetate
100 gals.
Propylene glycol
100 gallons
Naphtha
Chlorinated
Lijne 43425*
PCB
Tailing pond spii;
Ground
.UK
UK
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
UK
Uranium tailings
93,000/000 gals.
Ground
Water
220
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Bakersfield
Roseville
Richmond
Fontana
King City
Klamath
Forest, CA
San Bruno
Industry/ Q
Oxnard, CA
Chula Vista
DATE
7/31/79
7/31/79
8/4/79
8/5/79
8/6/79
8/5/79
8/7/79
. 8/7/79
8/5/79
8/8
'TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Overturned truck
Drum leak
Truck accident
Drum leaking
Truck
Plane
Leak
UK
RR accident
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
UK
Resin
Anhydrous Armenia
36,000 gallons
KCN 2-3 drums
Liquid 02
Diaimonium
Phosphate, 500 gal;
Ferric chloride
2800 gals.
Hydraulic oil and
plastics
Chlorine
Nitric acid
1800 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
UK
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
Water
Ground
Water
221
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Fortuna, CA
TmppH al
County
Sparks, NV
Coolidge,AZ
Sonoma
Eureka Bay
Carson City
Hartford, a
Yuba City
Santa Clara
Vernon, CA
DATE
8/9/79
8/12/79
8/11/79
8/13/79
8/10/79
8/14/79
8/19/79
8/17/79
8/20/79
8/20/79
8/23/79
"TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
RR Accident
RR Accident
Truck accident
Transformer
Truck accident
Hose Break
Capacitor
Tank truck
Drum
Drum
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Nematicide
Naphtha, Xylene,
Vinyl acetate
Formaldehyde
150 gallons
PCB 5-10 gals.
Wine-2 bbls
Chemicals-300#
H2SO4,20~0 gals.
PCB, 3-5 gals.
Parathion 5 gals
Dy-syston,100#
Ammonia 55 gallons
Kerosene & UK
Chenj <^a.l,s
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
UK
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Storm drain
Water, Fish
222
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Wilcox, AZ
Tracy, CA
Ventura/ CA
Cleghorn,
Tucson /AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Glendale/ C
Reno, NV
Alviso, CA
Santa Clara
DATE
8/23/79
8/26/79
8/24/79
8/27/79
9/4/79
9/5/79
\ 9/7/79
9/6/79
9/8/79
8/16/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Tank car
Tank leak
Tank leak
Valve Leak
Valve
UK
Capacitor
STP
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S04
Anhydrous Ammonia
HC1
Glutar aldehyde
& Catalyst, 2-3
gallons
Anhydrous Amtionia
H2S04, 1 gallon
Anhydrous Ammonia
10-20 gallons
PCS, 3 gallons
C12
Chemicals/solvents
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
223
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
'TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
IA
Orland
City Terr-
ace
IA
Calif.
McKay
Petaluma
9/9/79
9/13/
9/20/79
Capacitor
Truck
Tank leak
9/21/79
9/21/
9/25/79
9/20/79
RR accident
Spray
RR
Transformer leak
FOB, 2-3 gals.
Liquid adhesive
Isobutyl
isobutyrate
5,600
3 chemicals
2,4,D
Methanol
PCS
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
.UK
Ground
Ground
224
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SUMMARY
REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1979 (OCTOBER 1978 TO OCTOBER 1979)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
51
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
0
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
51
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
0
4
10
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
19
2
51
* Private Home (1), Crop Spraying (1).
225
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEWr OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Tacoma, WA
S. King
County, WA
Minidoka, ID
Rupert, ID
.incoln City
OR
h'scovery
Bay, WA
Kent, -WA
3ocatello,
ID
Soda Springs
ID
DATE
10/3/78
10/16/78
10/26/78
10/30/78
,11/17/78
11/30/78
12/23/78
12/23/78
12/30/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Industrial
Highway
Rail
Rail
Rail
Industrial
Rail
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfur Dioxide,
2 tons
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrogen Peroxide,
330 Gal.
Anhydrous Ammonia
PCB, 1H Gal.
Sodium Chlorate
Ammonia, 3800 LBS.
Phosphoric Acid
Sulfuric Acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Puget Sound
Ground
Ground
Ground
Gpund
W. Dtscoyen
Bay
Air
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
4 men affec-
ted, 1 hos-
pitalized
overnght.
226
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Kirkland, WA
Potlach, ID
Eugene, OR
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Mukilteo, WA
Mont Pelier,
ID
Blaine AFS,
WA
1/12/79
1/26/79
1/26/79
2/10/79
2/11/79
2/13/79
2/21/79
2/21/79
Industrial
Residential
Industrial
Rail
Grays Harbor
WA
Hermiston,
OR
, 3/1/79
3/4/79
Rail
Paint
PCB, 1.4 Gal.
Pentachlorophenol,
100 Gal.
Asbestos Powder
Radiation
Water
Ground
Water
Water
Air
Phosphorous Chloride Ground
Phosphoric Acid,
100 Gal.
PCB, 15 Gal.
Fertilizer
Anhydrous Ammonia
Ground
Ground
Pacific
Ocean
Air
227
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Central ia,
WA
Charleston,
OR
Seattle, WA
Endicott, WA
Longview, WA
Seattle, WA
Federal Way
Seattle, WA
Laural Wood,
OR
Warrenton,
OR
DATE
3/8/79
3/9/79
3/19/79
3/23/79
3/29/79
4/16/79
4/20/79
4/25/79
5/1/79
5/9/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Highway
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LPG
Black Chemical
Sulfurous Acid
Anhydrous Ammonia,
2000 LB.
PCB
Paint, 2 Gal.
Paint
Paint
PCB, 1 cup.
Paint, ^ Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Water
Duwamish
River
Air
Ground
Lake Union
Steel Lake
.ake Union
Hill CR.
Skipanon
Waterway
228
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Pocatello,
ID
Portland,
OR
Longview,
WA
Portland,
OR
Portland,
OR
Ephrata, WA
Pennwalt,
WA
Eugene, CR
Hayden IS.,
WA
DATE
5/10/79
5/16/79
5/17/79
6/1/79
6/25/79
7/12/79
7/16/79
7/30/79
8/1/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Highway
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Highway
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Hydrochloric Acid,
1 Gal.
Cresol, 50 Gal.
Sodium Hypochlorite
Paint, 10 Gal.
Paint
Parathion
PCB, \ Gal .
PCB
Penta Chloro Phenol
165 Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
W. Columbia
River
Willamette
River
Willamette R.
Ground
Ground
229
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Grandview,
ID
Seattle, WA
Everett, WA
Tacoma, WA
Everett, WA
Portland,
OR
Auburn, WA
Pennwalt, W
Tigard, OR
Seattle, WA
Salem, OR
DATE
8/1/79
8/4/79
8/9/79
8/15/79
8/16/79
8/21/79
8/27.79
V 9/7/79
9/14/79
9/17/79
9/1 7/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Crop Spraying
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl -Parathion
Unknown Chemical
Nitric Acid
Chemical Wastes
Mixed Chemicals
Aluminum Paint
Hexavalent Chrome
PCB
Perch! oro Ethyl ene,
15 Gal.
Cleaning Products
Hydrogen Sulfide,
1500 Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Puget Sound
Willamette
R.
Stuck R.
Pringle Cr.
COMMENTS
Plane crash,
pilot killed.
EPA assumed
cleanup.
230 ~
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1978 TO OCTOBER, 1979
LOCATION
Tacoma, WA
Kent, WA
DATE
9/18/79
9/20/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Industrial
Industrial
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Copper
Perchloroethylene
& Trichloroethylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
231
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FY 1978
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
Type of Incidents
1224
86
1310
Storage 126
Trucks 223
Rail 310
Aircraft 6_
Ship/Barge 21
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac. I55
Waste Disposal 51
Treatment 21
Pipeline 47
Fire 39
Capaci tor/
Transformer 48
Unknown 224
Miscellaneous 39
TOTAL 1310
235
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SUMMARY
REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
130
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
7
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
137
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/ Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
35
21
6
1
1
21
10
7
1
Fire 3
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
7
16
8
137
* Private Residence (1), Vandalism (2), Road Paving (1),
Paint Spill (1), Dry Cleaning (1), Cleaning Solvent (1),
Drilling (1).
237
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
New Milfor
CT.
Norwalk ,
CT.
Southing ton
CT.
Greenwich ,
CT.
Jewton ,
CT.
Cheshire »
CT.
few Mil fore
CT.
Jew Britaii
CT.
DATE
3. 10/7/77
10/7/77
, 11/1/77
11/4/77
11/14/77
11/21/77
, 11/21/77
, 11/30/7-
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
storage-tank over-
fill
storage-ruptured
container
unknown
unk. - cleaning
floors
drilling
manufacturing
.discharge
storage-open valve
unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
latex-100 gal.
creosote-1 gal.
fluorescent dye
unk. amt.
solvents - 15 gal
soap solution
unk, amt
waste - unJc- amt.
hercules 2064 resi:
2000 gal.
antifreeze-2 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
none
small strea
Greenwich H.
Pootatuck R.
Wetland
i POTVY
small strea
238
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Wallingford
CT.
Mil ford ,
CT.
E. Hartford.
CT.
New Haven >
CT.
Southbury ,
CT.
Branf ord ,
CT.
Windsor
Locks, CT.
Prospect,
CT.
Windsor, CT
DATE
12/7/77
12/7/77
12/8/77
12/9/77
12/20/77
12/29/77
1/7/78
1/12/78
. 1/19/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
manufacturing
leak in pipe
trans. -truck acci.
storage-dumping
unknown
storage
leaky transformer
trans.
truck cracked valv-
trans .
plane fueling
trans .
truck container
broke
trans. -truck acci.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
acrylamide-lOOOlbs
lamp black-10,000
Ibs.
brandy waste-5000
. red discharge
unk. amt.
PCB-60 gal.
nitric acid-160g.
t
JP-4 + glycol-50g
nitric + sulfuric
acids-10 gal.
battery acid-20g.
(sulfuric acid)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
brook
road
Goodman Broo
groundwater
Mill River.
none
Branford R.
drain
catch basin
none
239
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Southbury ,
n
+ 1 ,
New London ,
PT
V* 1 .
Tolland ,
CT.
Thomaston ,
CT.
Naugatuck ,
CT.
Naugatuck,
CT.
Hartford »
CT.
W. Haven ,
CT.
DATE
1/25/7B
2/1/78
2/2/78
2/2/78
2/3/78
2/20/78
2/22/78
2/23/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
{.Cause If Known)
trans. -truck acci.
storage -leak in
buried tank
trans . -trucking Co
discharge
non-trans . -unk .
cause
storage-^broken lin
manufacturing
piping fracture
unk.-^ discovered
during excavation
storage-open valve
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
I.D.A. powdered
acid-7 cartons
unknown-unk. amt.
muriatic acid-unk.
amt.
sulf uric ,
hydrochloric &
nitric acids
20,000-40,000 gal.
j sodium hydroxide
50 gal.
insecticide
unk. amt.
unknown- amt. unk
styrene-400 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
roadway
ground,
groundwater
unnamed stre
small stream
ground with-
in dikes
storm drain
none
ground
groundwater-
ground
groundwater
240
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
New Haven ,
CT.
Norwalk ,
CT.
Watertown ,
CT.
Groton ,
CT.
W. Hart fore
CT.
Bridgeport,
CT
DATE
3/1/78
3/2/78
3/3/78
3/3/78
,3/19/78
3/31/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
trans-rail dischg
trans-truck tank
fracture
unknown
unknown
• private residence
s tor age -
fractured contain
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
pyrenol-7 gal.
vinyl acetate-50g.
\mk. mat/amt.
~5 gal.
#2oil & Jan-solv.
20 gal.
paint 25 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Long is. Sou
road
Turkey Brook
SSteele Br.
Thomas Riv.
ground/wate
trout brook
unknown
COMMENTS
c Infiltration,
241
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Fair field,
CT.
She 1 ton,
CT.
Vernon,
CT.
Newington,
CT.
Farmington
CT.
Vernon»
CT.
Norwalk,
CT.
New Haven ,
CT.
Naugatuck ,
CT.
DATE
4/3/78<
4/11/78
4/13/78
4/14/78
4/27/78
4/27/78
4/28/78
5/4/78
5/5/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unknown
manufacturing
storage
solvent discharge
discharge
storage-leaky tank
manufacturing
broken line
manufacturing- fire
trans-truck
valve failure
manufacturing
drum fell
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
industrial waste
110 gal.
unk. mat/amt.
xylene-50 gal.
industrial waste
hydrocarbon-5 gal
latex paint-20 g.
insecticide ,herbi'
cides - unk. amt.
styrene-1 gal.
aqueous acylic
50 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
Hous atonic R
POTW
stream
stream
Hockanum R.
Norwalk R.
air
Long Is.Soun
Naugatuck R.
242
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
New Mil ford
CT.
New Britain
CT.
aistol, CT.
W. Haven*
CT.
Midd.1 ->town,
CT.
Warehouse P
CT.
Milford, Cl
Middletowns
CT.
Middle-town .
CT.
DATE
5/9/7rf
5/15/78
5/19/78
5/24/78
5/24/78
; , 5/25/78
. 6/6/78
6/6/78
5/16/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unknown
vandalism
unknown
storage- overflow
manufacturing-over
flow
manufacturing
overfill
'disposal-dumping
disposals-oil used
in road
unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
chemical waste
unk . amt .
paint thinner
blue oxide-10 gal
styrene-%1200. gal
grinding material
insectide , herbi-
cide r fertilizer
110 gal.
waste 55 gal
phenol , creosol
2000 gal.
mildy white scum
30 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Housatonic R
none
Pequabuck. R
ground
Mattabasset
storm drain
ground
Housa ionic R
road, ground
Crystal Lake
243
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
W. Haven}
CT.
Bridgeport
CT.
Bridgeport,
CT.
Yantic ,
CT.
Hartford ,
TT
O 1 .
Danbury ,
rr
W 1 •
Naugatuck ,
'CT.
Cromwell,
CT.
DATE
6/19/78
6/21/78
6/24/78
6/26/78
6/27/78
6/28/78
7/7/78
7/12/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
storage -power fail
overflow
storage
storage
damaged transfonne:
trans-true* valve
unknown-humping
storage-capacitor
damaged
water treatment
discharge
tank truck-rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
styrene-1600 gal.
oilðylene glycc
10c transformer
: oil-noPBC
latex-500 gal.
calcium chloride
PCB-300 gal.
chlorine or
fluorine - unk-am
styrene in aceton
4000 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
small brook
ground
1 ground
Yellow Mill
ground
ground, POTW
ground
none
Beacon Valle
: Brook
s storm drain
COMMENTS
False alarm
y
244
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Branford ,
CT.
E . Haven,
CT.
New Haven ,
CT.
Madison ,
CT.
Torrington
CT.
W. Haven ,
CT.
Norwalk ,
CT.
Winsted ,
•CT.
Hartford ,
CT.
DATE
7/14/78
7/18/78
7/21/78
8/1/78
8/1/78
8/1/78
8/2/78
8/9/78
8/9/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
discharge from
facility
discharge
discharge
trans-fell off tru
f acilityv- faulty
sump
tug boat discharge
storage-discharge
trans. -truck lost
container
Process-improper
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
sulfuric acid w/
copper & zinc
unk.anvt.
paint-unk . amt .
purple material
unk. amt.
:k Printers ink
30 gal.
mar-quenching
unk . amt .
unknown mat/amt.
vapor-unk . amt .
hydrochloric acid
2 gal.
sewer gas-unk.amt
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Branford R.
Grannis Pond
Quinnipiac R.
roadway
E. Branch
Naugatuck R.
Long Is. Sou
air
Madd River
air
245
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Groton ,
CT.
Waterbury,
CT.
Windsor
Locks, CT.
Bridgeport,
CT.
Greenwich,
CT.
Middlebury
CT.
Enfield ,
CT.
English
Station,- C
.DATE
8/10/78
8/10/78
8/11/78
8/16/78
8/24/78
8/28/78
8/28/78
8/29/78
•
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
unknown
trans-truck went
off bridge
discharge-storage
truck
storage-leaky drum
trans-rail
leaking tanker
storage-faulty
safety valve
pipeline-rupture
source unk.
spill @ power plan
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
sandy f oam-unk . amt
sodium hypochloril
1500 gal.
latex-unk . amt .
PCB-unk- amt
formalin-ink, amt
chlorine gas-751b
latex-l,000gal
PCB-unk . amt
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Thomas R.
e Naugatuck I
CT River
ground
ground
i. air
surface wate
drainage dit
ground/
unnamed stre
d
ai
246
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Torrington »
CT.
New London 9
CT.
Windsor
Locks , CT .
Rockville »
CT.
Waterbury ,
CT.
W. Hartforc
CT.
E . Haddam »
CT.
Simsbury ,
CT.
Bristol ,
CT.
Groton, CT
i
DATE
8/31/Ta
9/8/78
9/12/78
9/15/78
9/18/78
,9/19/78
9/19/78
9/19/78
9/28/78
9/30/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
service station
dumping
discovered during
excavation
dropped during
transfer
unknown
storage-released
during dismantling
trans-tr*uck acci.
road paving
dumping
manufacturing-
discharge
discharge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
radiator fluid
unk. amt.
fbam-unk. amt.
potassium cyanide
1 qt.
suds-unk. amt.
natural gas -unk. ai
adhesive-1 gal.
asphalt-50 Ibs.
caulking-unk . amt
blue liquid-unk.
amount
unk.' mat/amt.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
storm drains
ground
Thomas Riv.
Building flo
Hockinum R.
t. air
road
Lake Hayward
Sebbins Broc
Pequabuck R
Thomas Riv.
?i
k
F
COMMENTS
Fish kill.
247
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Westbrook ,
ME.
Dedham, ME.
So . Port-
land,
ME.
DATE
10/20/77
2/15/78
8/15/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
-Manufacturing
-Malfunction of
solvent mixer
-Rail
-storage.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
-Mixture of:
toluen , hexane,
xylene
-1,000 gallons
-Liquid sulfur
-50,000 gallons
-Sodium Hydrosul-
fide
-100 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
-water
-Presumpscot
River
-ground &
water
-Mill Dane
Brook
-Ground
248
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bedford, MA
W. Groton
MA.
Rowley, MA.
Groveland,
MA.
Marblehead,
MA.
Shrewsbury,
MA.
DATE
4/78
5/27/78
5/78
7/78
7/6/78
8/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
unknown
treatment
pump failed in
waste water system
disposal-discharge
of solvent into a
septic system near
well rechg. area
unknown
unknown
disposal-improper
(haz. waste)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
dioxane , trichloro-
ethy.lene , chlorof orn1
bromodi chloromethan
1 , 2-dichlcroethane
unk. amt.
acrylic latex-lOg.
trichloroethylene
unk. amt.
trichloroethylene
cleaning solvent
unk . amt .
oils, gasoline,
toluene , chloroform ,
dichloromethane ,
trichloroethylene ,
dibromochloromethar
ketones , f u.5l oil,
trickling filter si
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
groundwater ,
ground rech<
e, area of
Wellfield
water
Nashua Riv.
groundwater
ground ,
well water
groundwater
ground
ground ,
ground water
e,
ones
COMMENTS
Recharge
area for pub-
lic drinking
water we!1.
1st indi-
cation 7/78
2) 2nd test
5/79
3) wells clo-
sed 5/79
Referred to
MADWPC.
249
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Braintree ,
MA.
Lowell , MA.
Indian
Orchard ,
MA.
Lynn, MA.
Pittsfield,
MA.
DATE
8/7/78^
8/18/78
8/21/78
8/28/78
9/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
storage-spilled
while off loading
truck
storage- fire
storage, tube frac-
ture/drained
sprinkler system
s toraae-bldg . burne
s tor age1 -opened
wrong valve
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
petroleum (additive)
200 gal.
chemicals-unknown
therminol-15 gal.
. chemicals-unk . ' anr
cyanide-5 Ibs.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
ground , air
possibly Riv
Meadow Brook
within bldg.
ground, air
Housatonic P
COMMENTS
None seen in
river.
250
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Lowell , MA.
North Adams
MA.
Lawrence %
MA.
Wake field,
MA.
Chicopee,
MA.
Rehoboth,
MA.
DATE
Fall '77
,1/19/78
1/26/78
2/1/78
2/9/78
4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
disposal-^ improper
storage&illegal
disposal/chem. wast
trans-truck leaked
from faulty valve
of delivery, -truck
trans-rail (product
expanded in tank
cars^-valve not tig!
disposal-illegal
(chemicals)
transformer-
short-circuit
disposal-illegal
(haz. waste 1
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
various chem. waste
21,200 drums/liquid
2 15,000 g. /sludge
latex-20.0g.
muriatic acid-3Qg,
it
methyl ethyl keton<
acetone-20Cbarrels
(11,000 g.)
PCB-40g.
trichloroethylene
tetrachloroethylen<
methyl acetates
halome thanes
-unknown amount
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground ( sewe
system, Rive
Meadow Broo
Concord&Merr
Rivers
ground
Hoosic Riv.
ground
, ground
ground
grounds
i groundwatei
Lra
251
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Penacook,
NH
Penacook, NH
So . Nashua,
NH
Penacook,
NH
Nashua, NH
DATE
10/04/77
10/26/77
2/03/78
7/16/78
8/08/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
-Storage
-Leaky tank
-Storage
-Eroded valve
connection
-Storage
-valve failure &
over filled tank
-Storage
-Tank overfill
-Storage
-Leaking tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
-Sulfuric Acid
-250 gallons
-Sulfuric Acid
-35 gallons
-Sodium Hydroxide
-2,000 gallons
-Tallow
-500 gallons
-Toluene
-est. 50 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
-Land , river
-Land
-Ground
-Merrimack
River
-Land , sur-
face water
-underground
strata,
gnumdwatei
-Nashua Riv
COMMENTS
No adverse ef-
fects observed.
Very sm. amt.
of material
reached Merri-
mack Riv. Sam-
ples taken dwn.
stream by st.
did not show
evidence of ma-
terial. None
observed.
Material con-
gealed.
252
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Cranston,
RI
Cranston,
RI
W. Warwick,
RI
Little Comp-
ton, RI
Newport, RI
Newport* RI
Coven try »
RI
Lincoln ,
RI
DATE
12/16/77
12/30/77
2/17/78
5/09/78
5/30/78
6/23/78
6/27/78
.9/28/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
-Disposal
-Discharge from
landfill
-Storage
-Leaky pipe line
-Storage
-tank overfilled
-Truck-transporta-
tion
-Trans .
-Transformer fell
off truck
-Painting of bridg<
spilled paint
-Storage
-damaged valve
-Storage, ruptured
gasket in of f load
1 'i MB.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AMD VOLUME
•Contaminated waste
oil
-amount unknown
-Toluene
-3 gal.
•Toluene
-75 gal.
-15% Formaldehyde
methylsalicylate
4 gal.
-300 gal.
-PCB
-50 gal.
-Paint
-unknown quantity
-50% Sodium Hydrox
ide - 1500 gal.
-Xylene ,
Unknown amount
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
-Ground ,
stream to
Pawtuxet Riv
-Pawtuxet R.
-water
-Pawtuxet R.
-Private pone
-Road
Newport Hart
-ground
• Pawtuxet R.
-ground
Moshassuch I
or
253
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REGION I
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Barre, VT
Brattleborc
VT
Putney, VT
Bennington
VT
Bennington
VT
Waterbury ,
VT
Colchester
VT
Montpelier
VT
Bennington
VT
DATE
11/4/77
,11/13/77
11/19/77
11/21/77
12/16/71
12/30/7
, 1/26/78
, 2/10/78
, 3/8/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
misc. -dry cleaning
rail-derailment
truck-accident
storage, tank over-
fill
treatment
holding tank
truck-accident
rail-derailment
misc. -spill earners
shop
storage
tank overfill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
perchloroethylene
unk , amt .
magnesite
% hopper car
zinc phosphide
impregnated coin
300 Ibs.
lead oxide powder
unk . amt .
lead contaminated
was tewater , 100+g .
chlorine-5 1-ton
cylinders
propane, CO2
unk . amt .
thin-X cleaning
solvent/ h gal.
sulfuric acid-200g
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
CT River
ground
West : Hill
Stream
air
marshs watei
none
air
POTW
POTW
COMMENTS
No damage ob-
served.
254
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Passumpsic,
VT
Montpelier,
VT
Hartford,
VT
Williston,
VT
Waterbury,
VT
Groton, VT
Colchester
VT
Beimington
VT
DATE
5/16/78
5/24/78
6/8/78
6/15/78
6/22/78
7/25/78
8/18/78
8/22/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(.Cause If Known)
truck-accident
trans -vandals open
valve
storage
capacitor failure
disposal
dumpings-plant clos
storage-seam split
on capacitor
truck-accident
storage-leak
disposal-discharge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
urea fertilizer
80# bags
fertilizer-850 g.
PCB-1.7 gal.
sodium hydroxide
sd (450. gal.)
sulfuric acid
(450 gal1.).
PCB'-s- unk.. amt.
tar/asphalt
unk. amt.
hydrazine-2 qts.
mixed chemicals
unk . amt .
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
ground
Passumpsic B
Winooski R,
ground
ground t
groundwater
ground
unnamed stre
none
POTW,Wallooi
River
C
am
lac
COMMENTS
Fish killed.
255
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO STATES AND TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Montpelier ,
VT
Dover, VT
West Burke
VT
DATE
8/25/78
9/12/78
9/2/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
{.Cause If Known)
truck-accident
misc. -leaky drum
manufacturing
lumber dipping
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
pavement sealer
lia gal,
Certi-Mist(55 gal)
(pyrethrin insectic
creosote-unk. amt.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
road
Deerfield R,
Lde ). north
branch
ground
COMMENTS
Fish killed.
256
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SUMMARY
REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
108
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
31
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
139
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
11
15
23
0
3
23
22
0
0
11
8
20
Miscellaneous* q
TOTAL
139
* Private Residence (1), Vandalism (2).
257
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Johnstown,
New York
Buffalo,
New York
Hillsbor-
ough, N.J.
Brewster,
New York
DATE
10/4/77
9/29/77
10/7/77
10/17/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Factory
Unknown
Capacitor
failure
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Chrome solution
H2SOd
(2,000 gallons)
Miscellaneous
Organic solvents
PCB's (2 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Cayadutta
Creek, Mo-
hawk River
Water -
Buffalo
River
Water and
Land - Con-
taminated
well.
Land
258
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Elizabeth,
N.J.
West Valley
Falls, N.Y.
Rennsalear,
N.Y.
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
May vi lie,
N.Y.
Route 22,
Springfield
N.J.
DATE
10/17/7?
10/17/77
10/25/77
(Cont.)
10/28/77
10/3/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire
Rail
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl ene glycol
and thermanol 66
(Ethylene glycol ,
40 gallons; ther-
manol 66, 50 gal-
lons)
Carbon black
Liquid dye
(1-200 Ibs)
"Sludge"
Green paint
Ammonia and am-
monium compounds
(100 Ibs)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Arthur KiV
Land
Land
Water -
Gowanus
Canal
Water -
Chautauqua
Lake
Water and
land -
Rahway
River
259
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Passaic,
N.J.
Freehold,
N.J.
Port New-
ark, N.J.
Port Read-
ing, N.J.
DATE
11/2/77
11/2/77
11/4/77
11/6/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Factory
Unknown
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Liquid plastici-
zer (1 ,000 gallons
Coffee oils
Pyridine (55 ga;l-
lons)
Unknown
(50-75 gallons)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water -
Dubois
Creek
Unknown
Air and
Water -
Arthur Kill
& Raritan
River
COMMENTS
Possible Fish
& seagull kill
260
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Glen Falls
N.Y.
Hamburg,
N.J.
Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
Newark, N./J
West Dep-
ford, N.J.
Bridgeport,
N.J.
Mt. Vernon,
N.Y.
East Camden
N.J.
DATE
11/17/77
11/22/77
11/25/77
.11/28/77
12/5/77
12/8/77
12/14/77
,12/16/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Waste disposal
Rail
Factory
Rail
Explosion - Fire
Vandalism
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Raw industrial
waste water
(30,000 gallons)
DDT and kerosene
(5 gallons)
Liquid propane
Naptha (25 gal-
lons)
Vinyl chloride
(No spill)
Solvents, PCB's.
ethyl acetate,
unknowns
Pigment, latex
base
Vinyl chloride
(No spill)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Hudson
River
Land
Air
Water -
Arthur KiTI
—
Air
Water -
East Ches-
ter Creek
—
261
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Edison,
N.J.
Staten Is-
land, N.Y.
Maple Shade
N.J.
Model City
N.Y.
Buffalo,
N.Y.
DATE
12/21/77
12/17/77
12/29/77
,12/31/77
12/20/77
12/23/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Unknown
Factory
Tank Truck
Truck
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
37% NaOH (150
gallons)
Sewage, oil and
chemicals
Arsenic tri oxide
(13 drums)
Cumene (6,000
gallons)
Waste oil and
chemicals (1,200
.to 1 ,500 gallons!
NH-, phenol, CN
(NH3 - 1200 IDS;
phenol -6. 6 Ibs;
CN - 3.6 Ibs)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water -
tributary
to Rari-
tan River
-
Water -
Delaware
Ri ver
Water -
tributary
of Four
Mile Creek
Water -
Niagara
River
COMMENTS
Small amount
reached Dela-
ware.
262
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Fairlawn,
N.J.
Newark Bay,
N.J.
(Delaware
River,) Pa.
Brooklyn, /
N.Y.
Fords, N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Passaic,
N.J.
DATE
1/2/78
1/7/78
1/14/78
1/17/78
1/18/78
1/23/78
1/25/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Barge
Rail
Factory
Waste disposal
Unknown
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Orthodichloro-
benzene (1,700
gallons)
Unknown
Acetaldehyde
(20,000 gallons)
Phenol and methy-
lene chloride
(55 gallons)
Industrial waste
(3,000 gallons)
Phenol and oil
PVC resin
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air and
land
Water -
Newark Bay
Land
Land
Water -
Slingtail
Brook
Water -
Delaware
Canal
Water -
Weasel
Brook
COMMENTS
Unknown am't.
entered river,
263
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bridgewater
Twp, N.J.
Some rvi lie,
N.J.
Linden, N.J
Bound Brook
N.J.
Waverly,
N.Y.
Sayreville,
N.J.
Atlantic
Ocean, Ear-
th.
DATE
1/28/78
1/22/78
2/2/78
, 1/6/78
2/7/78
N/A
2/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire
Storage
Storage
Storage
Transformer
Landfill
Ship
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Benzol chloride
(2500 gallons)
PCB's (less than
1 pint)
Naptha (2,000 gal-
lons)
4-aminodiphenyl
PCB's (less than
1 pint)
Unknown
Ethylenediamine
(3 gallons/day)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air and
land
Land
Land and
water -
Black
Creek
-
-
Land
-
264
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Linden, N.C
Port
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Florence,
N.J.
Rochester,
N.Y.
Sloan, N.Y.
Oak Island
(RR yard)
N.Y.
Deepwater,
N.J.
DATE
. 2/17/78
3/2/78
3/9/78
3/7/78
3/11/78
3/11/78
3/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Factory
Trai n
Factory
Rail
Rail
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S04 (2 tons)
Copper cyanide
Vinyl chloride
Cleaning solvent
Alpha methyl -
styrene (10,000
gallons)
Naptha (small
quantity)
Tetraethyl lead
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Arthur KIT
Air
-
Land
Land
Land
265
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
1 OCA F ION
Hillsbor-
ough, N.J.
S. Plain-
field, N.J.
Sparkhill ,
N.Y.
Sayreville,
N.J.
Trenton,
N.J.
Mil ford,
N.J.
Hudson R. ,
N.Y.
Harrington
N.J.
DATE
3/19/78
3/23/78
3/9/78
3/13/78
3/14/78
3/19/78
3/28/78
4/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pvt. Home
Rail
Truck
Tank
Unknown
Tank
Unknown
Waste Disposal
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Phosgene
Chlorine
Radioactive Iodine
PBB
Chlorine
Aluminum Chloride
Red dye
Waste oil and
chemicals
z.\v ::•::•:-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Air
Unknown
Water -
Raritan R.
Air
Water -
Delaware R
Water -
Hudson R.
Water - ?
COMMENTS
Leaking gas
cylinder
266
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bergen,
N.Y.
Gloucester,
N.J.
Camden,
N.J.
Converse,
N.Y.
Newark Bay
Bridge, N.J
Boonton,
N.J.
Linden,
N.J.
Mount Laurel
N.J.
DATE
4/10/78
4/14/78
4/14/78
4/17/78
4/18/78
4/25/78
5/3/78
, 4/28/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Transformer
Rail
Rail
Truck
Unknown
Factory
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
65 gallons mixed
chemicals
PCB and oil
Methanol
Chlorine
Perch! oroethylene
(1,000 gallons)
Unknown
Unknown
Mixed insecticides
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water- - ?
Land
Land
-
Air
Water -
Crooked
Brook
Water -
Arthur Kill
Water -
North Brand
Pensauken
Creek
COMMENTS
Large fish
kill.
267
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Elizabeth,
N.J.
Ulster City
N.Y.
Rochester,
N.Y.
Linden,
N.J.
Queens,
N.Y.C.
Ridgefield
Park, N.J.
Bayonne,
N.J.
Big Flats,
N.Y.
1
DATE^
4/12/78
5/5/78
5/6/78
5/8/78..
5/11/78
5/13/78
5/20/78
5/26/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Waste disposal
Unknown
Factory
Rail
Trans fjormer
Waste disposal
Tank
Rail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown (55 gal-
lons)
Carbofuran (100
kg.)
Acetone, paint
thinner, etc.
(1,000 gallons)
Anhydrous HC1
PCB and oil
(600 gallons)
Sulfuric acid
(55 gallons)
Sulfuric acid
(1,000 gallons)
NaOH
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water - ?
Land
Air
Land
Water - ?
Land
Land
268
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
North Ton-
awanda, NY
Johnstown,
N.J.
Phillips-
burg, N.J.
Carlstadt.
N.J.
Bright-
water, N.J.
Deepwater,
N.J.
Rochester,
N.Y.
Mantua
Twp, N.J.
DATE
5/31/78
5/24/78
6/5/78
6/2/78
6/6/78
6/16/78
6/14/78
6/19/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Truck
Rail
Tank
Truck
Explosion
Tank
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methanol (700
gallons)
Sulfuric acid
(1,300 gallons)
KOH
Phosphoric acid
(11,000 gallons)
Methoxychlor
(900 gallons)
Phenylglycol ethe
Sulfuric acid
KMnO. (17,600
pounds) ; Sodium
Aluminate (250 Ibs
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land '
Water -
Cayadutta
Creek
Land
Water -
Berry's
Creek
Water -
Duck Lake
" Water -
Del aware
River
-
Water-
Mantua
) Creek
COMMENTS
Fish kill
269
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Newark, N.J
Palmyra,
N.J.
Bayonne,
N.J.
Sayreville,
N.J.
Fairport,
N.J.
Greggsville
N.Y.
Freehold,
N.J.
Corning,
N.Y.
DATE
6/21/78
6/22/78
6/23/78
6/27/78
6/28/78
,6/17/78
6/23/78
7/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Rail
Tank
Tank
Factory
Truck
Waste disposal
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2OH
Vinyl chloride
HC1 (7,000 gal-
lons)
Dioctylphalate
(3, .000 gallons)
Alcohol and water
(100 gallons)
Polyetherglycol
(100 gallons)
Chemical waste
Plasticizer
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water -
Manasquan
River
Land
270
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Free port
River, L.I.
New York
Secaucus,
N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
DATE
7/19/78
7/21/78
7/22/78
8/11/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause \f Known)
Rail
Factory
Rail
Waste disposal
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Tri ethyl ether
(6,245 gallons)
Toxic solvents
Anhydrous ammonia
Mixed chemicals
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air and
land*
Water -
Freeport
River
Land
Land
271
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bound Brook
N.J.
Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
Edison,
N.J.
Depford,
N.J.
New Jersey
Cedar Grov
N.J.
i
1
DATE
,8/10/78
8/28/78
8/23/78
8/28/78
8/29/78
,8/31/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer
Fire
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB and oil
Sulfur monochlo-
ride
HC1 vapors
Electroplating
chemicals
Methyl chloride,
Potash
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
\FFECTED
Water -
Sewer
Water-
Niagara
River
Air
-
-
Water-
Peckman
Creek
COMMENTS
8 men hospit-
alized.
272
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Camden ,
N.J.
Union,
N.J.
Bronx,
N.Y.
Croton,
N.Y.
Dayton ,
N.J.
Bayonne,
N.J.
DATE
9/5/78
9/6/78
9/1/78
9/8/78
9/10/78
9/11/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Fire
Truck
Transformer
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Vinyl chloride
Chlorodane and
DDT
Methacryl ate
(1 ,000 gallons;
PCB and oil
Ethyl ene (40,000
Ibs); Vinyl ace-
tate (10,000 Ibs)
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
•AFFECTED
-
Air
Water -
East Ches-
ter Creek
Land &
Water -
Hudson
River
Air &
Water
Air
COMMENTS
No spill
273
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Columbia,
N.J.
Rt. 21 N.
& Rt. 3
Exit, N..J.
Paulsboro,
N.J.
Hal fmoon ,
N.Y.
Atl anti c
Ocean, 300
miles E. of
NYC
DATE
9/13/78
9/18/78
6/21/78
9/27/78
9/28/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Truck
Rail
Waste disposal
Ship
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Dimethyldyallyl
ammonium chloride
20 drums caustic
soda, 100 Ibs.
disodium phos-
phate, 4 drums
sodium silicate,
1 drum acetic
acid, 1 drum so-
dium hydrochlor-
ide, 60 80-1 b.
bags of salt,
20 100-lb bags
sodium sulfate,
15 100-lb bags
sodium carbonate
Unknown (liquid
corrosive pla-
card)
Landfill leachate
Detia EX-B-Phos-
phide (fumigant)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land & Air
Land
Land
Land &
Water -
Mohawk
River
274
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
S.Kearny,
N.J.
Pennsauken,
N.J.
Fairport,
N.Y.
Clifton,
N.J.
Mahwah, N.J
N?w Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Rochester
N.Y.
DATE
3/10/78
3/23/78
3/8/78
3/15/78
. 3/26/78
4/12/78
3/11-25/
78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Factory
Rail
Truck
Waste Disposal
Factory
Factory
Factory
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mallescal SFW,
55 gal.
Methyl chloride
Paint and solvent
Sl8aiBdustr1al
Oil and solvents
Unknown
Epichlorhydrin,
5,000 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
(no spill )
Land
Water - 1
Water -
Ramapo R.
6 Mile Run
Brook to
Raritan R.
Water - 1
275
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Gibbsboro,
N.J.
Edison, N.J
Long Branch
N.J.
Middlesex
County, N.J
North Berg
N.J.
DATE
4/27/78
5/10/78
6/3/78
6/12/78
•
n 6/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Lucas' Lake
to Kirkwoo(
Lake to
Delaware R,
Mill Brook
to Raritan
R.
Troutman ' s
Creek
Mill Brook
Hudson R.
COMMENTS
Fish kill
reported.
276
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REGION II
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Glens Falls
N.Y.
Portchester
N.Y.
Trenton ,
N.J.
New Bruns-
wick, N.J.
Glens Falls
N.Y.
Harriman,
N.Y.
Linden,
N.J.
DATE
, 6/21/78
, 7/1/78
7/4/78
7/12/78
, 7/27/78
8/12/78
8/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Waste Disposal
Unknown
Vandalism
Factory
Waste Disposal
Transformer
Waste Disposal
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Raw Industrial
wastewater and
runoff (50,000
gallons)
Unknown (suspectec
pesticide)
Light oil , resins,
sodium silicate
(500 gallons)
Paint wash water
(15 gallons)
Raw industrial
waste (30-50,000
gallons)
PCB & transformer
oil - unknown
(1,000 gallons)
Waste water & un-
known chemicals
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -
Hudson R.
Water -
Mill Pond
Land
Land
Water -
Hudson R.
Land &
Water- ?
Land &
Water - Ar-
thur Kill
COMMENTS
Swampy area &
headwaters.
277
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
N.J. TPK.
Exit 16W,
N.J.
Bayonne ,
N.J.
Hemps tead,
N.Y.
Greenfield
N.Y.
Jersey City
N.J.
DATE
8/17/78
8/14/78
8/29/78
9/10/78
, 9/8/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Truck
Unknown
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown (5,000 gal
Propylene glycol
(1,000 gallons)
Unknown (400 ga;l)
Unknown (2 55-gal-
lon drums)
Raw sewage & in-
dustrial waste
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land &
Water- ?
Water -
Mi 11 burn
Creek
Air & Land,
Water - ?
Water -
Morris Can-
al
COMMENTS
Kill Van Kull
possible.
20 ducks killed
Black Creek
possible.
278
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Dunkirk,
N.Y.
Cl i f ton 5
N.J.
Hoboken ,
N.J.
Newark ,
N.J.
Special cas
Oswego,*
N.Y.
*Pollution
DATE
9/25/78
9/27/78
9/27/78
6/20/78
i
Aug 77
abatemen
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Waste Disposal
Fire
Transformer
Waste Disposal
Waste Disposal
; service: Cleanup
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Raw sewage & in-
dustrial waste
Mineral spirits,
resins, cobalt
PCB & transformer
oil (30 gallons)
Unknown (possibly
paint)
Large quantities
of PCB contaminate
oil
action still in pr
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water -?
Air & Land,
Water - Pas-
saic River
Land & Wa-
ter - ?
Water- (un-
named ditch)
Land, Water
J and Air -
"No-Name"
Creek
>gress.
COMMENTS
Outfall ob-
served by
truckers.
$1,800,000 to
date.
279
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SUMMARY
REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
182
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
19
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
201
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Ai rcraf t
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
Unknown
3
13
33
0
4
1
1
10
9
7
5
113
Miscellaneous* ?
TOTAL
201
* Unloading (2).
281
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Roanoke, VA
Harrisburgh
VA
Unknown
Mercer Co.
PA
Springdale
PA
Pittsburgh
PA
Allegheny
PA
Thurmont MD
Morgen CHy
'•'. VA
Allegheny
PA.
DATE
10/10/77
10/10/77
10/29/77
10/04/77
10/11/77
10/17/77
10/29/77
11/05/77
11/28/77
10/21/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unknown
unknown
truck accident
train accident
pipe leak
Pond discharge
Rail accident
Haz. Mat1!.
Train Derailment
Tanker Capsized
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S04
pesticide 7 drums
PentachlorEthane
Toluene Drisocyana
100 gal . cyolohexa
H2S03
Caustic soda
Askrill 100 gal .
H2n2
Fertilizer llSHgal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
unknown
creek
unknown
;e Shenango *
le Allea hen y
Ohio River
unknown
unk.
Potomac Riv
Allegheny Ri<
282
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Rait., HD
H. VA
Charles town
W. VA
Pittsburq,
PA
Johnstown
PA
Pittsburgh
PA
Reading, PA
Phi la., PA
DATE
11/29/77
11/30/77
12/03/77
11/03/77
11/01/77
11/09/77
11/15/77
11/17/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
5,ail Accident
unknown
M
truck accident
unknown
Tank truck leak
unknown
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
600 Ib. chlorine
Phenol
Naphthalene 4000ga'
55 gal . Prop ionic
acid
500 gal . waste acir
150 ga.l HC1
carbon Tet CCK
55 gal . Carbon Tet
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
air
Ohio River
Kanawha Riv
unknown
n
unk. stream
Schuylkill R
Del. River
283
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Altoona, PA
Phil a., PA
Clear-field
PA
Pittsburah,
PA
Huntinaton
'•l.VA
Wienton.M.V/
Cumberland
Mf)
Ft. Monroe
VA
DATE
11/23/77
11/23/77
11/29/77
12/14/77
12/17/77
12/18/77
12/28/77
12/09/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Dumping in sewer
Train derailment
Unknown
Rail Accident
Lagoon spill
Derailment
Pesticide
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonium Nitrate
2000 qal . H2S04
NH4N03
24,500 qal . Ammonic
& phenol waste wate
noist cuprous
Slaking Material
8,000 gal .
nethyl chloride
4 gal . chlordine
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
unknown
Delaware Riv
Susquehanna
Ohio River
r
Goose Creek
Ohio River
Potomic Rive
unknown
284
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Delaware
Maryland
MD
Penna.
Penna.
Pittsburgt
Penna.
Penna.
Virginia
DATE
1/09/78
1/04/78
1/22/78
1/04/78
1/14/78
1/18/78
1/19/7J
1/23/7*
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
4 derailed cars
fire & explosion
Hazardous Substanc
Haz. Material
Haz. Material
derailment
Has. Mat. derail-
ment
Haz. Mat'l.
Haz. Mat'l.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Freon
80,000 sulfur
trioxide
e radio active
5% H2S04
20,000 CB & tank
car acetalde-
hyde
caustic soda
synthetic plastic
Methyacrylic acid
Butylmercury
approx. 36,000
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
N/A
Baltimore
Harbor L.
MS Pt.
N/A
Ohio River
Delaware
River
Pine Creek
(none)
N/A
James River
COMMENTS
fire &
explosion
Pt. Liq, 197
Rock Bridge Rd.
MD.
2 tank cars
derailed
2 tank cars
derailed drip-
ping flammable
W. Chester Co.
truck accident
285
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
W. Virgin!
Penna.
W. VA
Del.
Penna.
W. VA
DATE
1/01/78
1/27/78
1/23/78
2/14/78
2/02/78
2/10/7
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Haz. Mat'l.
Oil & Chem.
breakaway barrles
Haz. Mat'l.
derailment
Haz. Mat'l.
tank car
Haz. Mat'l.
unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown sheen of
phenol comp.
Caustic soda-styr«
potential 1,438,0(
diesel oil
epichlorophyrin
1 car
ethyl ene di bromide
5%
Pentoxide
no organic cheats.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
Pike Island
Dam
ne Ohio Ri
0
local well
Ohio River
Pigeon Pt.
Del. River
N/A
Kanawha R*v
/€
F
V
r
t
ei
COMMENTS
Point Pleasant,
W. Va.
near Wilming-
ton, DE
286
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Baltimore
MD
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
DATE
3/15/78
3/14/78
3/14/78
3/20/78
3/17/78
3/02/78
3/01/78
3/11/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
chem.
tank car accident
Haz. Mat'l.
fire and explosion
Haz. Mat'l.
derailment
Haz. Mat'l.
Haz. Mat'l.
Haz. Mat'l.
Haz. Mat'l.
Chem.
tanker accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
liquid chlorine
small amt.
Chlorine 600 Ibs.
orthotol uene
159,000 Ib.
styrene
100 Ib. sulfuric
nitric acids
chlorine
500 gal. 32% H Cl
gallium nitrite
slight amt.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
N/A
Ohio River
Ohio River
Davis Creek
Ohio River
& none
Ohio River
Ohio River
N/A
COMMENTS
tank car acci-
dent in pipes
in Pit.
Frederick, MD
insignificant
amt. in Ohio,
100 gal. lost
flushed from
tank car
287
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
PA
PA
MD
DATE
3/15/78
3/10/78
3/25/78
3/28/78
3/29/78
3/15/78
3/28/78
4/01/7S
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem. tank car
accident
leaky flang
Haz. Mat'l.
Haz. Mat'l.
barge valve left
open
Haz. Mat'l. /Chem.
sump p.ump overflov
Chem. NAS
Haz. Mat'l.
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
liquid chlorine
slight amount
zinc ion- 225 Ibs.
17,000 Ibs.
benzene
10,000
ethylene glycol
5 gal. sevin
residue
204,500
sodium sulfate
200 gal. ethyl
benzene
acetone
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Atlantic
Ocean
Ohio River
Ohio River
Kanawna Riv
Kanawha Riv
Connoquenin
Creek
Ohio River
none
COMMENTS
tank car acci-
dent in pipes
in Pit.
plant system
rail car in
creek
L. bank Ohio
River
288
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
MD
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
PA
VA
MD
NJ
DATE
4/14/78
4/01/78
4/03/78
4/03/78
4/04/78
4/03/78
4/13/78
4/23/7*
4/14/7*
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem. & Haz. Mat'l
Chem.
Haz. Substance
Chem. -unknown .. •
Chem. /Haz. Mat'l.
Chem. /Haz. Mat'l.
Chem.
Chem.
truck overturned
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
.various lab chemi-
'cals, approx 100 1
O.C.tocylene
diamine
275 gals, crude
chl oromethane
25 Ibs. phanol
100
benzene
small amt. liquifj
ethylene
4 Ibs. corrosive
140 Ibs. (800 gal]
?
Methanol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
3 .
none
Kanawha Riv<
Ohio River
Ohio River
ed none
Cat Tail Ck
Bailey's Ck
Daves River
none
none
COMMENTS
no threat to
intake
tank car valve
leak
cooling water
tower corrosion
by passed
treatment
Hagerstown, MD
Camden
289
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
NJ
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
4/14/78
4/07/78
4/08/78
4/13/78
4/17/78
4/19/78
4/18/78
4/25/78
TYPE OF- INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem. fire
Haz. Mat'l.
derailment
Chem. tank line
broken on gravel
driveway
Chem. tank car hit
by truck
Chem.
Chem.
Chem
Haz. Mat'l.
personnel error
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pesticides
Petroleum waste
590 gal. Fertilize
Cassylic acid ?
12,000 gal.
Dillute phosporic
acid
unknown green
chemical
unknown
approx. 200 gal.
styrene butadiene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
>trawbridge
..ake
'ennsankin Cl
none
r none
Ohio River
Ceder Creek
Little Lehi
Delaware Ri
Schylkill R
Ohio River
COMMENTS
Delaware River
not leaking in
Pine Furnace
2 ton lime
spread, oil dry
slow to cake,
no problem
samll amt. down
hole to creek,
the rest con-
tained in la-
goon Ph lowered
significantly
CG notified
& sampled
white substance
290
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
VA
W. VA
W. VA
NJ
PA
MD
PA
PA
DATE
4/26/78
4/24/78
4/21/78
4/24/78
4/28/78
4/29/78
5/15/78
5/02/78
5/03778
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem./oil
Chem. & Oil unkn.
Chem. derailment
Chem.
Chem. fire
Chem.
Oil & Chem.
Chem.
Chem. (possibly
toxic)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methyl chloroform
& peteroleum
1 gal. per day
crude oil & acid
caustic soda
1300 Ibs. iodine
pesticides 2 tons
Hydrocloric &
murimtatic acid
10 gal. diesel fu<
50 gal. acetone
Ammonium nitrate
small amt.
organic solvents
500 ppm
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Del. River
Back Bay
Ohio River
Ohio River
Strawbridge
Lake
Monowaha
River
1 Chesapeak
Bay
Mahoning Ck
none
COMMENTS
flushed into
drain to un-
known discharge
fish kill state
will check
15 car derail-
ment 10 w/
caustic mat1]
police notified
Delaware River
product along
tracks &
clean-up
'none in stream
state notified
& to test
291
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
5/03/78
5/09/78
5/11/78
5/11/78
5/07/78
5/13/78
5/1 5/78
5/23/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Haz. Mat'l.
truck accident
Chem.
Oil (PCB's)
Chemicals /oil
Chem.
Chem.
Chem. valve leak
Chem. tank over-
flow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
15 gal. Heptane
unknown chem.
odors at outfall
1 gal. oil (PCB's)
20 gal. Glycos,
ethens, acraylic,
titanum, dioxide,
oil
40 gal. napthalene
200 Ibs. Phenolic
resin
500 -.1000 gal.
Heptane methacryli
acid
1000 gal. H2S04
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
Ohio River •
none
none
Monogahela
River
trib. to
Towanda Ck.
Goose Creek
c
Manawhana
River
COMMENTS
contained in
trailer
primary coaling
bin #6 over-
flow
292
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
VA
VA
VA
W. VA
DATE
5/05/78
5/24/78
5/24/78
5/28/78
5/04/78
5/12/78
5/31/78
5/01/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
chem.
chem. drum broke
while unloading
Chem.
Pesticides
Chem. tank car
overfilled
oil
chem.
radiation
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
500 IDS. Oleum 20%
55 gal. Litron #61
water soluable
latex
NH4OH
Pesticides
spent caustic m;at'
3000 gal . primer
for asphalt
germanium oxide
5 Ibs.
Zirconium/radioact
tailings
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Monowhela
River
5 Paul !s Ru
Del. River
n/a
1 none
Simpson Ck.
James River
ive n/a
COMMENTS
Hose burst in
transfer
75% dilute
non-toxic
investigation
will follow
293
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
M.V\
W. VA
w. VA
w. VA
'•'. VA
VA
PA
PA
DATE
5/02/73
5/04/78
5/08/78
5/19/78
5/24/78
6/10/78
6/01/78
6/05/73
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Other
Other-green dye
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Other
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
500-600 Ibs.
Toluene dianrlne
150-200 gal.
crude chloromethaf
5 qal . in river
detergent?
2 qal . nreen dye
paint pigment?
CC14
Unknown
Hydride
50 gal .
Solvent
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio River
Kanawha Rive
e
Kanawha Rive
Ohio River
nhio River
none
nhio River
none
COMMENTS
75 gal. recov-
ered
open valve on
rr. car being
cleaned up
no emergency
leaked
not in stream
294
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
Darby
MD
MD
MD
MD
PA
Alleqheny C
DATE
6/06/78
6/01/78
6/03/78
6/03/78
6/12/78
6/08/78
3.
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem. lea kino dome
Chem. trailer of
flat car
Chem.
Chem.
Chem. fire *
explosion
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Polythelene/styren
Ethyl ene
acid
unknown
Hydrochloric acid
Acrylic Polymers
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
» Cobbs Creek
Potomac Rive
n/a
Indian Greet
-N.E.
Anacostia Ri
Counpowder
Falls
Allegheny Ri
COMMENTS
Fire-Plastics
Cumberland,
MD - no
pollution
cleaning com-
pound
none in
stream
295
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
L VA
DE
DE
W. VA
DATE
6/28/78
6/14/78
6/15/78
6/29/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Sump over flow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown
Hydrochloric acid
5 gal.
HC1 approx. 10%
Acrylamltite styrei
?
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Fields Creek
none
none
te Kanawha
River
296
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
VA
VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
W. VA
Huntington,
W. VA
DATE
6/09/78
6/10/78
6/11/78
6/13/78
6/19/78
6/28/78
6/09/78
6/13/78
6/18/78
6/19/78
6/19/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Oil
Pesticides
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
broken hose
pipeline leak
tank truck accider
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous ammonia
255 gal, Toluene
5 gal. , Isodacyl
alcohol
Dylox
Raw chlorine
Kydrazine
Toluene, 11,350 lb«
Methenol 50 gal.
sulfric acid
t small amt.
nitro. Benzol
Oily substance
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Big Run Ck.
none
Ohio River
none
York River
spring drin
water
. Kanawna R.
Ohio River
Kanawna R.
none
Ohio River
COMMENTS
fish kill
297
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Phil a., PA
PA
•lor sham, PA
Bridgeville,
PA
Phila., PA
Hershey, PA
Bristol, PA
York, PA
PA
PA
Pittsburgh
PA
DATE
7/18/78
7/18/78
7/26/78
7/19/78
7/25/78
7/18/78
7/31/78
7/23/78
8/02/78
8/02/78
8/03/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transformer leak
Derailment
spill
Plant spill
Transformer spill
NPDES permit
violation
Fire & Runoff
Equip, malfunctioi
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Oil & PCB
Acetaldehyde
Alkyl acid
xyl ene
Oil & PCB
Caustic soda
Lead Oxide & Oil
i Toluene
Selenium
Benzyl Peroxide
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
none
Neshaminy
Creek
Millers Run
none
Codorue
Delaware R.
none
Del. River
Schylkill
Monongahala
River
298
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Hopwell, VA
Roanoke,VA
VA
VA
MD
Allegheny, PA
Pittsburgh,
PA
PA
PA
Pittsburgh,
PA
DATE
8/10/78
8/16/78
9/12/78
8/31/78
8/18/78
7/07/79
7/09/78
7/11/78
7/10/78
7/13/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Inproper Packagin
Rail car accident
Unknown
Unknown
Pipe Leak
Unknown
Unknown
Rail Accident
Ruptured capacito
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
1000 Ibs. Caustic
Soda
j 3 gal. PCB
Hydrochloric acid
acid
30 gal . Latex
15 gal . organics
Oil & Chem.
Chem.
Caustic
r 3 gal. Oil & PCB
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Reilleys
Creek
none
James River
Shenandoah
none
Allegheny
River
Ohio River
none
none
none
299
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Allegheny,
PA
Fall Ch.,VA
VA
Grafton.W.V/
Marti nsvil 1<
W. VA
Bait., MD
Bait., MD
Frederick, M
Front Royal
VA
Hopwell, VA
DATE
7/07/78
7/13/78
7/24/78
7/11/78
,7/28/78
9/19/78
9/05/78
I 9/15/78
8/02/78
8/02/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipe Leak
Transformer Leak
Capacitor Leak
unknown
Equipment failure
Derailment
Derailment
Track accident
Derailment
unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
15 gal . solvent
PCB
PCB
Vinyl Chloride
Caustic soda
Sodium Hypochlorv
Calcium Hypochloi
500 Ibs. Liquid
co2
Sulphuric acid
50 gal . Phenol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Allegheny
River
none
none
Ohio River
Ohio River
e none
ite none
Potomac Rive
none
Cuttal Creek
300
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
WV
Hancock
WV
WV
WV
WV
DATE
9/1/78
9/24/7®
8/22/7 '8
9/1/78
9/12/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemical
RR derailment
chemical
chemical
chemical/
haz. sub.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
benzene 5-^5
gal
alcohol unk qty
PCB | Ib
Benzene $ - 10
Carbon
t.etrachloride
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio R
Potomac R
Kanawha R
Ohio R
Kanawha R
301
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Penna
Penna
Penna
Penns.
Penna
Virginia
Arlington
VA
Virginia
Richmond
Chesapeake
DATE
8/9/78.
8/1V78
9/22/78
9/22/78
9/23/78
9/12/78
9/21/78
9/25/78
10/V78
10/3/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chemical
chemical
V
haz mat + oil
haz sub
acid
leak
chemical
haz sub
chemical
chemical
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
acid> unk. amt
acid + base
oil base +
Sulfuric acid
?CH 2 gal
icid
nuriatic acid
75 gals
Latex 3000 gal
?CB 2 gal
?CB' unk qty
Liquid alum
1500 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ohio R
? River
Schuylkill
Tone
lone
unk
Vlauzy R
lone
lone
lones
302
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
DATE
8/07/78
8/09/78
8/09/78
8/10/78
8/14/78
8/17/78
8/19/78
8/21/78
8/21/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Chem.
Chem.
Chem. /Oil
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Chem.
Valve malfunction
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
.Ethylene oxide
4 cars
Organic Chem.
PCB 2 gal.
PCB 2 gal.
PCB 6-9 gals.
Unknown, 1400 gals
... acid
Xyl ene
mineral spirit
20-25 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
none
Walton Run
unknown
none
unknown
. Wasnana R.
Unknown
none
Allegheny F
303
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REGION III
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
Dinton Co.
PA
Pitts., PA
W. Va.
PA
Wilmington,
DE
Wilmington,
DE.
DATE
8/28/78
8/31/78
9/04/78
9/06/78
9/14/78
9/14/78
9/12/78
9/14/78
9/11/78
10/10/7*
10/16/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
leaking
Chem.
Chem.
line break all
escaped
pump power flow
Cap dropped
Haz. Substance
Chem.
Chemical
Chem.
leak in jachet
leaking valve
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
unknown acid
White noxyous flui
Ascyral poison
(PCB)
Alum. Sulfate
25 gals.
Alcohol phthalate
20 gals.
PCB 2 gal.
Alcohol, 30 gal.
Metal Tic 50 gal.
Caustic soda. 50 g
Petro naptha
toluene-unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
unknown
d Del . River
none
Halter Cree
Ohio River
Susquhanna
River
Ohio River
Ohio River
il. Ohio Riv
none
none
k
ei
304
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SUMMARY
REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
250
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
3
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
253
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
15
55
99
0
3
44
2
2
5
4
10
12
2
TOTAL 253
* Leaky Canisters (1), Drainage System Failure (1).
305
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Bladen, NC
Bartow, FL
Charlotte,
NC
Sareland,
AL
Rossville,
GA
Louisville,
KY
Decatur, AL
Louisville,
KY
Ducktown,
TN
Raleigh, NC
Jackson, MS
Shively, KY
DATE
9/24
9/16
9/18
9/7
9/25
9/25
9/2
9/6
9/7
9/7
9/10
9/11
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ind. plant, capa-
citor leak
Train, car leak
Ind. plant, pipe
leak
Truck accident
Ind. plant, trans-
former leak
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Train, car leak
Truck accident
Train, car leak
Ind. plant, capa-
citor explosion
Train, car leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB (1 gal.)
H2S04 (25 g)
Muriatic Acid
(200 g)
Liquid sulphur
(3500 g)
PCB
Dicyclopentodiene
(50 g)
HC1
Sulphur Dioxide
Styrene (8000 g)
H2S04
PCB (3 gal.)
Cresylic acid
(1 quart)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Water
None
None
None
Air
None
Water
None
None
None
306
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Louisville,
KY
Norcross,
GA
Florence,
AL
Adairsville
GA
Oak Ridge,
TN
Mobile, AL
Bean Sta-
tion, TN
Winston, FL
Col umbi a ,
SC
Montgomery,
AL
Old Fort,
NC
DATE
9/11
9/22
9/18
9/22
9/13
9/14
8/31
8/24
8/17
8/27
8/27
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Barge
Stolen truck
Train, derail
Train, derail
Truck wreck
Train, car leak
Truck wreck
Train, car leak
Storage facility
Train, car leak
Train, derail
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Styrene
Chromic acid
Propane
Fuel oil (6000 g)
Butadiene
Argon gas
Aniline (1 gal.)
Propiom'c acid
(6000 g)
Anhydrous ammonia
HC1
Caustic (5 gal .)
Muriate of potash
(2000 Ibs.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
None
None
Land
None
None
Land
None
Air
Air
None
Water
307
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Harrisburg,
NC
S. Hender-
son, NC
Havelock,
NC
West Point,
KY
Siler City,
NC
Carthage,
TN
Florence,
SC
Rock Hill,
SC
Knoxville,
TN
DATE
8/21
8/21
8/22
8/23
8/23
8/23
8/23
8/18
8/17
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ind. facility,
pipe leak
Truck, drum fell
off
Ind. facility,
capacitor leak
Train, derail
Truck wreck
Train, derail
Truck wreck
Truck, tank fell
Ind. facility ca-
pacitor hit by
lightning
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Inorganic material
lime slurry (6000
g)
Phenyl ether
(400 Ibs.)
PCB (3 gal.)
LPG
Toluene (2000 g)
Ammonium Nitrate
(2000 Ibs.)
Spent methanol
(2000 g)
Methyl ethyl ke-
tone, Cyclopro-
panol , ethyl ace-
tone, propyl ace-
tate (600 g)
PCB (3 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
None
Land
None
Land
Water
None
Water
Land
COMMENTS
Fish kill
308
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Manney, SC
Montgomery,
AL
Kingsport,
TN
Durham, NC
Lancaster,
SC
Greenville,
AL
Ellenwood,
GA
Anniston,
AL
Memphis,
TN
Holly Ridge
NC
Orangeburg,
SC
DATE
8/17
8/19
8/9
8/8
8/11
8/11
8/9
8/11
8/10
8/?
8/1
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derail
Train, car leak
Ind. plant, per-
sonnel error
Ind. plant, ex-
plosion
Train derail
Truck wreck
Ind. facility,
drum leak
Ind. facility,
personnel error
Unknown
Storage facility,
roof collapsed
Truck leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous ammonia
naptha
Dime thy! ami ne
Cyclohexane
(3200 Ibs.)
Solvents
Caustic soda
Acetone (1500 gal)
Cleaning com-
pound (55 g)
Muriatic Acid
(100 g)
Sodium cyanide
2, 4 Dinitro-
phenol
Methyl cyclopenta
(12 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Water
None
None
Water
None
None
Water
Water
Land
309
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Crossbill,
SC
Niceville,
FL
Palm Bay,
FL
Hickory,
NC
Rushln, GA
Memphi s ,
TN
McEwen, TN
Kingsport,
TN
Augusta,
GA
Samburg, TN
DATE
8/2
8/3
8/2
8/6
8/28
8/31
8/28
7/27
7/31
7/1
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derail
Ind. facility,
capacitor leak
Ind. plant, dump
Ind. plant, fire
Train, car leak
Ind. facility,
tank leak
Train,, derail
Ind. plant, pipe
leak
Ind. plant, leak
in barrel
Ind. plant, fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Alcohol
PCB (1 gal.)
Antimony tri oxide
(50 Ibs.)
Chemical salts
Sulfuric acid
Muriatic acid
(1000. g)
Methyl bromide,
glycol ethers,
propylene oxide,
butane
Acetic acid
(7000 Ibs.)
Hexamethyl ene
Tertanicide
(4000 Ibs.)
Sulfuric (500 g)
PVC
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Water
None
Air
310
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Moniac, GA
Montgomery,
AL
Atlanta, GA
Vanier, TN
Baldwin, FL
Charleston,
NC
Fl omaton ,
AL
Columbia,
SC
Medley, FL
Tupelo, MS
Craven, NC
Atlanta, GA
Arlington,
TN
DATE
7/1
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/7
7/8
7/10
7/11
7/11
7/12
7/13
7/15
7/15
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train, derail
Train, car leak
Unknown
Unknown
Train, car leak
Ind. plant, trans-
former leak
Truck accident
Ind. plant, per-
sonnel pit.
Train, hit load-
ing pipe
Truck leak
Truck accident
Train, car leak
Truck leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Black liquor
(4000 g)
Anhydrous ammonia
Industrial waste
2,4D & 2,4,5T
HC1
PCB (70 gal.)
Basagran (2 gal-.)
Bravo (5 gal.)
Disytron (150 gal)
Dyfonate (150 gal)
Copper chrome
(4000 gal . )
Chlorine
Parathion (20 gal)
Methanol (400 g)
Flammable liquid
Acrylonitrile
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Air
Water
Water
Air
Land
Water
None
Air
None
None
Air
Air
COMMENTS
Fish kill
Two hospital
ized
311
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Chattanooga
TN
Colerain,
NC
Sumter, SC
Rienzi, MS
Rodman, SC
Knoxville,
TN
London, KY
Knoxville,
TN
Roachdale,
IND.
DATE
7/16
7/17
7/17
7/18
7/18
7/19
7/21
7/21
7/19
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck, lost load
Unknown
Train, car leak
Unknown
Train, derail
Nursing home,
leaky old cannis-
ters
Truck leak
Ind. facility,
capacitor leak
Train
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pesticide lintox
(8 gal.)
Supect fertilizer
Phosphorus tri-
chloride
Chlorine
Hexamethylene-
diamine, vinyl
acetate
Cyanogen bromide
HC1 (4100 gal . )
PCB (3 gal.)
Sodium bichro-
mate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
Air
Air
None
Air
.Air
None
None
COMMENTS
Algae bloom
Two injuries
312
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Lowland, TN
Swainsboro,
GA
Knoxville,
TN
Nashville,
TN
Barnesville
GA
Nashville,
TN
Chattanooga
TN
Jackson-
ville, FL
Araidia,
FL
Dickson,
KY
DATE
7/23
7/24
7/25
7/25
7/26
7/28
7/28
7/28
7/30
6/1
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ind. plant, tube
rupture
Truck wreck
Ind. facility,
capacitor explo-
sion
Train, car leak
Truck leak
Truck leak
Train, car leak
Ind. facility,
car leak
Truck, lost cargo
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl ene glycol
(375 g)
Nitrogen fertil-
izer (3000 gal.)
PCB (3 gal.)
Butadiene
Formaldehyde
(200 g)
Glacial acetic
acid (1500 g)
Toluene (10 g)
HCL (13000 g)
Krorar herbicide
(5 gal.)
Toluene (600 gal)
Cobalt naphthen-
ate (6%) (un-
known quantity)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Land
None
None
Water
None
None
Air
Water
Water
None
313
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Louisville,
KY
Pellom, AL
Memphis,
TN
Cowpens ,
SC
Naheola,
AL
Institute,
W. VA
Albany,
GA
Port Birm-
ingham, AL
Century,
FL
Hopewel 1 ,
FL
DATE
6/2
6/5
6/6
6/8
6/9
6/9
6/9
6/9
6/10
6/10
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Drum fell off
truck
Leak from trans-
former
Equipment damage
truck trailer
Overflow of
catch basin at
industrial plant
Unknown
Hose leak in
tank
Accident between
train & truck
Train derailment
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methanol (500 gal).
Tordon-weedkiller
(45 gal.)
PCB (1 gal)
Pigment Dye
(110 gal)
Alum (Aluminum
Sulfate) (4000 gal
Toluene (11,350
Ibs.)
Chlorosulfonic
acid (500 gal)
Xylene (1000 gal)
Adi pic acid
(5000 Ibs.)
Anhydrous ammonia
(unknown quan.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Inlet
Inlet
Inlet
Swamp
River
River
None
Ditch
None
314
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Springdale,
PA
Memphis,
TN
Decatur,
AL
Ri chwood ,
KY
Jesup, GA
Rome, GA
Muscle
Shoals, AL
Wilder, KY
Rocky Mt.,
NC
Opalaka,
AL
DATE
6/10
6/17
6/19
6/20
6/21
6/21
6/21
6/23
6/24
6/27
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Explosion & fire
at ind. plant
Drum leaking in
truck
Flange leaked
during barge un-
loading
Cargo leaking
cause unknown
Train car leak
Equipment failure
Ind. plant
Ruptured hose
Pipeline leak
Train derailment
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl acryl ate
(unknown quan.)
PCB (10 gal)
Styrene (100 gal)
Varnish (40 gal)
Tri methyl phos-
phite (unknown
quan.)
Muratic acid
(1000 gal)
Chlorine (1550
gal)
Diluted sulfuric
acid (300 gal)
Phosphoric acid
solution (un-
known quan.)
Ethyl phosphoric
Di chloride
Anhydrous
(unknown quan.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
None
River
Inlet
Inlet
Stream
Inlet
Ri ver
Inlet
Inlet
COMMENTS
Three families
evacuated.
315
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER. 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Pascagula,
MS
Research
Triangle Pk,
NC
Ashland, KY
Wilmington,
NC
Clear-water,
FL
Carters-
ville, GA
Connally,
GA
Branden-
burg, KY
Borkin, FL
Walton Co.,
FL
South Point
OH
DATE
6/27
6/28
6/29
6/29
6/29
5/11
5/25
5/11
5/29
5/29
5/29
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline leakage
Fire in a chemi-
cal storage ware-
house
Leak in train
tank
Leak in truck
Lightning storm
hit transformer
Corrosion RR tank
car
Sloppy operation
Train derailment
Leaking RR tank
car
Train derailment
Industrial plant
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Toluene (unknown
quan.)
Numerous chemicals
(unknown quan.)
Trimethylchloro-
silane (CH3)3SiCl
(unknown quan.)
Radioactive waste
(55 gal)
Askarel (PCB + TCB)
(30 Ibs.)
Phosphoric acid
(unknown amt.)
Arsenic compound
(500 gal. water)
Chlorine
Ethyl chlorothio-
formate (unknown
amt.)
Anhydrous ammonia
(unknown amt.)
Copper acetate
(183 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Tributary
Stream
Inlet
Inlet
Inlet
None
River
None
None
None
River
316
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Raleigh, NC
Huntington,
W. VA
Nashville,
TN
Burnsville,
NC
N. Union
City, TN
Campbel 1 s-
burg, KY
Stephenson ,
AL
Jesup, GA
Jesup, GA
Emerald Isl«
NC
Iron City,
AL
DATE
5/25
5/25
5/23
5/23
5/22
5/21
5/18
5/18
5/15
5/14
5/10
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Faulty air valve
Ind. discharge
Leaking tank car
Equipment failure
Broken hose on
farm truck
Crack in tank
truck
Tank truck
Tank truck jack-
knifed
Industrial dis-
charge
Leak in water
treatment plant
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
H2S04 & HN03
(unknown amt. )
Carbon Tet. and
Chloroform (un-
known amt. )
Aniline (2 gal.)
Liquid fertilizer
(5335 gal.)
Anhydrous ammonia
(1000 gal.)
Liquid plastic
(400 gal . )
H2S04 (93%)
(200 gal.)
Ammonia Nitrate
(500 gal.)
PCB (20 gal.)
Chlorine (unknown
amt.)
Phosphorous
(unknown amt.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
River
None
Swamp
None
River
None
Creek
None
None
Creek
COMMENTS
Two people
burned
Two people
injured. Eight
houses evacu-
ated.
317
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Spartan-
burg, SC
Gay, GA
Tiftonia,
TN
South Point
OH
Louisberg,
TN
Bogalusa,
LA
Col umbi a ,
TN
Crosby, MS
Appalachia,
TN
Ashland, KY
Spartan-
burg, SC
DATE
5/11
5/11
5/9
5/3
5/3
5/3
5/2
5/2
5/11
5/11
5/1
1
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unknown
Train derailment
Truck accident
Pipe leak
Loose dome lid on
tank car
Truck accident
Cooling tower
Unknown
Derailment
Pipeline rupture
Drainage system
failure
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Alkyd gloss enamel
(50 gal.)
Phosphoric Acid
(15,000 gal.)
Styrene-butadi ene
(8500 gal.)
Urea (10,000 gal.)
Furfural (15 gal.)
Isopropyl alcohol
H20 mixed with
pnosphorus pen-
toxide (72,000
gal.)
Pesticide
(unknown amt.)
Sulfuric acid
(6000 gal.)
HC1 acid & H20
(126,000 gal.)
Perch! oroethyl ene
(20 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Creek
Creek
River
None
None
Creek
None
River
Creek
Creek
318
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Rockingham,
NC
Spruce Pine:
NC
Irondale,
AL
Nashville,
TN
Charlotte,
NC
Birmingham,
AL
Si don, MS
Montgomery,
AL
Florence,
KY
Pikeville,
KY
DATE
4/26
4/17
4/25
4/27
4/28
4/29
4/29
4/17
4/18
4/18
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank truck acci-
dent
Train derailment
Train derailment
Personnel error
at industrial
plant
Faulty gasket on
tank truck
Unknown - RR car
was smoking
Loose connection
on RR car
Unknown
Truck accident
Broken line
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Dimethyl tereph-
thalate (DMT)
1000 gal.)
Ethyl ene glycol
(14,000 gal.)
Dinitrochloroben-
zotri f 1 uori de
(5186 gal.)
Nitrogen solution
(1000 gal.)
NAOH (100 gal.)
Molten sulfur
(unknown quan.)
Toluene (10 gal.)
Methyl -vinylpyri-
dine (unknown
quan.)
Methyl methacry-
late
Blackwater coal
silt (400 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Inlet
Ri ver
Inlet
None
Inlet
None
Inlet
Area evac-
uated for
1000 ft.
Inlet
Stream
319
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Monterey,
TN
Orlando, FL
Port Gibson
AL
Dexter, GA
Georgiana,
AL
Bowling
Green, KY
Manchester,
KY
Athens, AL
Knoxville,
TN
DATE
4/18
4/19
4/17
4/11
4/22
4/25
4/9
4/10
4/11
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Dumping industrial
wastes
Bushing failed in
transformer
Tank punctured in
storm
Broken hose while
filling tank
Train derailment
Train derailment
Plant fire
Tank truck acci-
dent
Leaking valve on
tank truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Industrial wastes
(unknown quan.)
PCB (2 gal.)
Chlorophenolic
Bioside (unknown
quan.)
NH3N03
(5000 gal.)
Aniline oil
(unknown quan.)
Toulene-diisocy-
anate (unknown
quan.)
Anhydrous ammonia
(unknown quan.)
Ammonia nitrate
(unknown quan.)
Temic-organo phos-
phate (unknown
quan.)
Cobex (unknown
quan.)
Liquid hydrogen
(500 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Stream
Inlet
Swamp
Stream
Stream
Inlet
Creek
Inlet
Inlet
COMMENTS
Fish kill in
2 ponds
320
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Gainesville,
GA
Knoxville,
TN
Preston, KY
Atlanta, GA
Anderson,
SC
Decatur, AL
Bowl i ng
Green, KY
Cudlow, ?
DATE
4/11
4/11
4/13
4/11
4/14
4/14
2/28
3/31
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Box car rolled in-
to tanks
Drum fell off
train
Train derailment
Flooding at water
treatment plant
Leaking capacitor
at ind. plant
Operator error
at ind. plant
Train derailment
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Mineral spirits
(50 gal.)
Trichloroethane
(150 gal.)
Isopropanol
(300 gal.)
20 W Machine oil
(50 gal.)
Cyanide waste
Hydrocyanic acid
(unknown quan. )
PCB (None)
PCB (3 gal.)
Liquid latex
(750 gal.)
Titanium dioxide
(unknown quan.)
NOS (unknown quan.)
Pesticides
(unknown quan.)
Blue Dye
(unknown quan.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
None
Evacuation
of 1 mile
area
None
Land
Ditch
None
River
321
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Institute,
W. VA
Hamlet, NC
Follumbee,
W. VA
Bruceton ,
TN
Bowl i ng
Green, KY
Waycross ,
GA
Pikeville,
KY
Pikeville,
KY
Cincinnati,
OH
Jackson-
ville, FL
Doraville,
GA
Vero Beach,
FL
DATE
4/1
4/3
4/4
4/4
4/5
4/8
3/30
3/29
3/26
3/26
3/31
3/30
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Valve left open
at ind. plant
Hole in rail car
Unknown
Rail car leak
Tank truck acci-
dent
Valve leak on
RR car
Ind. facility,
sump failure
Ind. facility,
sump failure
Ind. facility,
pipe leak
Train, car leak
Truck fire
Truck wreck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Orthotoluene
diamine {728 Ibs.)
HC1 (62,700 Ibs.)
Benzol waste water
(unknown quan.)
Acetic acid
(15 gal.)
Cresylic acid
(400 gal.)
Phosphoric acid
(unknown quan.)
Black water
(10,000 g)
Black water
(5000 g)
Phenol (25,000 gai;
Anhydrous ammonia
Potassium permang-
anate (1000 g)
Chemical mixture
(100 g)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
None
River
None
Land
None
Water
Water
Water
Air
Water
None
322
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Frost, OH
Decatur, AL
Memphis, TN
Jackson-
ville, FL
Cleveland,
TN
Donaldson-
vine, GA
Clinton, TN
Vicksburg,
MS
Portsmouth,
OH
Harriman,
TN
Atlanta, GA
Putnam, TN
DATE
3/13
3/15
3/19
3/21
3/22
3/9
3/12
3/7
3/7
3/9
3/2
3/2
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Train, car leak
STP, unknown dis-
charger
Train car leak
Truck wreck
Train derailment
Storage facility,
valve open
Ind. facility,
fire
Ind. facility,
cylinder leak
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Orthotoluene
(150,000 gal.)
Hexamethy 1 enedi a-
mine
Dicyclopentadiene
(500 g)
HC1 (50 gal.)
H2S04 (45,000 Ib.)
Rosin sizing
(90,900 Ib.)
Industrial waste
(14,000 gal.)
Chemicals
Uranium hexaflour-
ide (14,000 Ib.)
Kaolin clay slurry
(30,000 gal.)
Compressed gas
Ammonium nitrate
(2000 Ib.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
None
Water
None
None
None
Water
None
Water
Water
None
Water
COMMENTS
Some people
hospitalized,
323
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Tampa, FL
Ft. Myers,
FL
Vicksburg,
MS
Mobile, AL
Russell, KY
Florence,
SC
Dyersburg,
TN
Grayson, KY
Chattanooga,
TN
Castle-
berry, AL
Russell, KY
Mobile, AL
DATE
3/3
3/4
3/4
3/4
3/5
1/29
1/30
1/30
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/6
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train car leak
Train car leak
Train derailment
Train car leak
Train car leak
Ind. facility,
pipe leak
Storage facility,
leak
Train derailment
Truck wreck
Train derailment
Train car leak
Barge hit dredge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LPG
LPG
NaOH, Acetone,
Chlorine
Acrylonitrile
Butycellosolose
(16 gal.)
Dowtherm A (25 g)
Liquid fiberglass
(1000 g)
Propylene, Ip gas,
acrlonitrile, pot-
ash
HC1 (600 g)
NaOH
Butyl acetate
(6000 g)
Naptha
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Air
None
None
None
Water
None
Water
Water
None
None
Water
324
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Livingston,
KY
Russell, KY
Greenvi lie,
SC
Angler, NC
Greer, SC
Jackson-
ville, FL
Louisville,
KY
Well ford,
SC
Waverly, TN
Morehead,
KY
Bonnie-
ville, KY
Lexington,
NC
DATE
2/9
2/12
2/14
2/14
2/17
2/20
2/23
2/23
2/22
2/24
2/26
2/27
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck wreck
Train, lost con-
tainer
Truck leak
Truck wreck
Ind. facility,
valve leak
Train derailment
Ind. facility,
tank rupture
Ind. facility,
drum leak
Train derailment
Truck wreck
Train derailment
Ind. facility,
line leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
2-6 Dinitrile NN
Di normal propal -
trifluoroparatol-
udine (42,000 Ib.)
Neoptently glycol
dramylate (55 g)
Alpharadiation
Chlordane (175 g)
Ethyl ene glycol
(3000 g)
Phosphatic fertil-
izer
HC1 (11,500 g)
Caralid - IMP
(40 g)
LP Gas
Dichloroethyl
ether
Perchloroethylene
Chlorine bleach
(1000 g)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
None
Air
Water
Water
None
Water
Water
Air
None
None
Land
COMMENTS
18 deaths &
injuries
325
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Ashland, TN
Cloverport,
KY
Atlanta, GA
:lorence,
SC
.aurinburg,
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Chester, SC
Memphis, TN
Man anna,
FL
Lexington,
KY
Athens, TN
Greer, SC
Fairmont,
GA
Greenville,
SC
Chattanooga,
TN
Russell villf
SC
DATE
1/2
12/30
12/29
12/22
12/17
12/15
12/16
12/27
12/15
12/23
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Ind. facility,
spill while off-
loading
Train car leak
Ind. facility,
line leak
Truck wreck
Truck burned
Train derailment
Truck accident
Negligence
Overfilled tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Terephtalic acid
(2000 Ib.)
Pentachlorophenol
(1300 g)
Anhydrous ammonia
Oil & trichloro-
ethylene (500 g)
Sulfanite
(2100 g)
Bentonite &
amines (10,000 Ib
V
Varsol (500 gal.)
Boxite (None)
Acrylonitrile
(7500 gal.)
Polyethylene
(1100 Ibs.)
PCB (1 gal.)
Phenol formal-
dehyde (200 gal.)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
Water
Air
Water
Water
None
Creek
None
None
Creek
327
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
areensboro,
^C
Acworth, GA
Fairmont,
SA
Sparta, KY
Durham, NC
Towns end,
SA
^nsacola,
FL
Henderson,
KY
Louisville,
KY
Talladega,
AL
DATE
12/15
12/24
12/16
12/10
10/30
11/5
11/9
11/8
11/11
11/11
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaching from
dike
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train derailment
Truck accident
Train derailment
Train derailment
Train derailment
Ind. facility,
nozzle leak
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
2-ethylhexanol
HC1 Acid
(8000 gal.)
Bauxite (2 cars)
Ammonium nitrate
(1 car)
Acetone phenol
(0 gal.)
Dowtherm (3781
gal.)
Rock phosphate
Anhydrous ammonia
Polyvinyl chlor-
ide (60,000 Ib.)
HC1 (5600 gal.)-
Phosphate
(28,000 g)
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Storm
Sewer
None
Creek
Creek
Creek
None
Air
Water
Water
Water
COMMENTS
16 hospital-
ized, 1 dead
328
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REGION IV
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Pikes vi lie,
KY
Barney, AL
Savannah,
GA
Decatur,
AL
Red Bank,
TN
Charlotte,
NC
Baldwin, FL
Pikeville,
KY
DATE
11/14
11/14
11/15
11/16
11/19
11/20
11/23
11/26
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ind. facility,
pump failure
Train derailment
Ind. facility,
valve blew
Train derailment
Truck leak
Ind. facility,
gauge broke
Train car leak
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Blackwater
(1000 g)
Asphalt, oil,
soda ash, perlite.
waste paper
Potassium carbon-
ate (300 g)
Waste paint
Xylene
Nitrogen fertil-
izer (5800 g)
HC1 (400 g)
Anhydrous ammonia
Coal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
Water
None
Water
None
Air
None
COMMENTS
Fish kill
329
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SUMMARY
REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
179
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
11
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
190
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capacitor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
30
35
39
0
1
18
7
2
19
a.
9
26
7
190
* Automobile (2), Drilling (3), Tornado (1), Paint Spill (1).
331
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Belleville
Ohio
Adams
County
Monroe
Indiana
Whirlpool
Clyde, OH
Ashland
Chemical
Co.
Willow
Springs
Illinois
Shell Oil
Benton
Harbor ,
MI
Conrail
Tracks
M. P. 168. 7
Mansfield
Ohio
DATE
1/1/78
1/4/78
1/5/78
1/6/78
1/12/78
1/24/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank- car rupture
Refilling tank
Broken sewer
line
Broken hose on
tank truck
Leak in tank
truck
2 derailed tank
car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
52% HO-; 4539 gals
28% liquid nitrogen
15 tons
H2S°4! 45° 9als>
H SO ; unknown
Diacetone ; 4000gal
alcohol
DiNitrotoluene
20,000 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Water
Raccoon CR.
Water
DesPlaines
River
Water
unnamed or.
Land
COMMENTS
Dillution
with H20
Pumped mater
ials out of
ditch
* Diluted with
H20
Contained
Contained
332
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Wastewater
Plant
Springfield,
Ohio
Western
Electric
Columbus
Ohio
Ortoragon ,
Michigan
Gofar Mfg.
Muskegon
Michigan
Chesapeake
& Ohio
Railroad
Baldwin, ME
Bellville
R.R. Yard
Chicago, II
DATE
1/26/78
1/31/78
1/31/78
2/4/78
2/4/78
2/4/78
•
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Equipment failure
Overflow of
cooling system
Cracked Dike
Faulty valve on
tank truck
Train derailment
Leak from tank
car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Waste water; unk.
Chromium water;
unknown
S ludge ; Unknown
2000 gal of mixed
chem.sol.
37%Diethyl Ketone
51%4-Nitrot Oxylen
8% Diethyl
Car bony 1
Methylene Chloride
Propylene Oxide
Phenol HC1
H2SO4, 11,000 gal
-
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water (unk)
Unknown
Sludge; unk.
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Dike repaired
R.R. handled
cleanup
Limestoned
area
333
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Reynolds
Metal
Grand
Rapid, MI
Wayne , MI
R.R. Yard
Decatur,IL.
HWY 54
Gibson City
ILL.
Horween
Leather
Chicago, IL
Reynolds
Metal
Grand
Rapids
MI.
DATE
2/6/78
2/8/78
2/9/78
2/9/78
2/14/78
2/15/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Equipment failure
Sewer Discharge
Leaking Tank Car
Truck' Accident
Unloading accident
Tank overflow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
37% H2S04;300gal.
Methyl-n-Butyl
Ketone
Pyridine
Spent fuel rods
(radioactive)
Unknown
Chemical mixture
unknown
35% Phosphoric
Acid 200 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Unknown
Land
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
IEPA and NRC
i nformed
Contractor
cleanup
334
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
1-70 MP 64
Plainsfield
Ind.
M.P. 156
Kenney, ILL
Fieldsburg
OH
HWY 1-57
M.P. 85
Mt . Vernon
ILL.
Gulf R.R.
Chatham,
ILL.
Northern
Ohio Sugar
Co. Finley
OH
DATE
2/17/78
2/17/78
2/17/78
2/18/78
2/19/78
2/22/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck Accident
Train Derailment
Overflow of tank
Truck overturned
Train derailment
Holding pond
overflow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ammonia ; unknown
Isoprpanol, 34 tons
NaOH;1000 gal
Butyl Alcohol
30 gal
Butyl Alcohol
500 gal.
Waste material
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Trib to L.
Erie
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Contractor
cleanup
No injuries
No action
People evac-
uated
335
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Carbondale
ILL
Wausau, Wis
Williams
Pipeline
Morgan IND
Hampton R.R
Yard
Milwaukee
Wise.
Champion
Intl.
HamiltonOH
Consumer
Power
S.HavenIL
DATE
2/22/78
2/22/78
2/22/78
2/24/78
3/1/78
3/2/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Leak in tank
truck
Pipeline leak
Leak in tank car
Missdirected flow
Intentional
Discharge
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Alkaline--Corrosive
empty
Latex; 5000 gal.
28%Nitrogen
fertilizer/25
barrels
Ethyl Benzene ;unk
Latex; 100 gal
Pottassium
Chromate unk.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Grand
Miami River
L. Michigan
COMMENTS
Non leaking
vinyl chlor-
ide tank car,
people evacu-
ated
Vacuum Truck
Recovered 15
Bbl.
2 people hos-
pitalized
Plugged weir
and filters
No action
336
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Conrail
CrestviewOH
Anchor Ave.
Summit, IL
Saginaw
Bay, MI
Ford Motor
Co.
DearbornMI
1-55
Elkart IND
Steubenvill*
OH
MP 177
Chessie
Frost OH
DATE
3/5/78
3/9/78
3/10/78
3/10/78
3/10/78
3/14/78
3/14/78
5
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leak in R.R.tank
car
Tank Truck Ace.
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Tank Explosion
Derailment
-
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl Mercaptan
unk.
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
1500 gal.
Process Waste
from Sugar Co.
2000 gal.
Unknown
Titantium
Tetrachloride
55 gal.
4Chlorine gas tanks
HTH-Cahypochlorite
Sufuric Acid
Unkn quantity
Ortho-Toludiene
19,000 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Unk . Creek
SaginawBay
Rouge
Land
Air/Water
Hocking Riv
COMMENTS
Unknown source
Unknown slick
Major spill
response
carcinogen
337
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Asphalt Mat
Indianapolis
IND.
Minn. Power
Light
Cloquet MIN
Barstow Yd
Silvis, ILL
Shell Chem
Co.Bellpre
OH
Ford
Saure , MI
Browning
Ferris
Monroe MI
Dow Chem
Midland MI
Grand Rapic
MI
DATE
3/16/78
3/16/78
UNK
3/20/78
3/20/78
3/22/78
3/21/78
3/23/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Overflow of tank
UNK.
Leaking valve on
tank car
Seal ruptured
pit overflow
Leak in sludge
lagoon
Leaching from
landfill
Leak in Pipeline
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Naptha; 50 gal
Black substance
unk.
Naptha unk
Styrene; 100 gal
Metal Hydroxides
unk.
UNK
Benzene; 1000 gal
Hydrogen Chloride
Methyl Alcohol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
St. Louis
Land
Ohio River
UNK.
Silver Cr
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Booms on
River
Contained in
dike area
No injuries
No apparent
leakage
338
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Canton OH
PPG-
Martinsvilli
W. Virginia
Cincinnati
OH
Silver Lake
Ext.
BrightonMI
Army Grnds
Kingsburg
IN
College
Corner
Oxford OH
Monroe MI
DATE
3/24/78
3/25/78
3/26/78
3/30/7-
3/31/78
4/6/78
4/2/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Auto accident
Spill into Ohio
River
Pipe rupture
Truck tank rupture
Explosion/Fire
Equipment failure
Equipment failure
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Transformer oil
30 gal.
Monochloride
Benzene 17,000 gal
Perchloride
Benzene 1,500 gal
Phenol 25,000 gal
Waste Product
47% sulfuric
3-5%ortho-
chloroanine
Unknown C1,CN,S02
200,000 gal of cher
Metal Hydroxide
Sludge 5000 gal
Bacteriacide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Ohio River
Mill Creek
Haron Riv
Air/Land
Small Creek
Lake Erie
COMMENTS
Tracking and
sampling
spill
Tracking and
sampling spill
Major cleanup
with poisonous
gas cloud
evacuation
No cleanup
Fish kill
339
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Consumer
Power
Covent MI
Conrail
Smithsboro
OH
Common weal t
Ed.
Chicago IL
Ohio Power
Co.
Canton OH
Chessie
System
Waldbridge
OH
Dow Chem
Midland MI
DATE
4/5/78
4/9/78
i 4/11/79
4/14/78
4/14/78
4/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Discharge to Lake
Leaking tank car
Dropped container
on floor
Rupture of
capacitor
Derailment
Tank truck ace.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sodium Hypochlorit*
500 gal.
Anhydrous Ammonia
vapors
PCB, 15 gal
PCB, 5 gal
Benzene ;unk
Benzene; 6000 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
L. Michigan
Air
Land
Land
Land
Land
COMMENTS
No injuries
340
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Durand MI
Soix Falls
Minn
Mason , Mich
Trent Tube
Elkhorn wis
1-69 MP 60
Charlotte ,
Mich.
Evansville
IND
Cleveland
OH
Ford Motor
Co.
Lorain OH
HWY 97
Gilson ILL
DATE
4/19/78
4/20/78
4/22/78
4/25/78
4/25/79
4/26/78
5/1/78
5/1/78
5/2/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
unk.
Train derailment
Drilling Accident
Broking line on
tank
Truck accident
Open valve
Oven fill of tank
Overfill
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Black material
H_0 soluable unk
Ammonia ; unk
Unknown foam
HNO ; 600 gals
Antifreeze; unk.
Plast:icizer;4000
gal.
Oluem; 150 gal
Cleaning Solution
unk.
28% Nitrogen
Fertilizer 2000gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Three Mile
Creek
Land
Sycamore CR
Land
Linaned Cr
Storm Sewer
Land
Quarry Cr
Land
COMMENTS
R.R. Personnel
cleanup
Went to STP
341
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
' Charleston
ILL.
Mayvillelll
Royal Drain
Grandville
Mich
Watero'liet
DeurquatOH
DATE
5/2/78
5/2/7S
5/2/78
5/4/78
5/5/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire ih Maint.
Shed
Truck accident
Unk
Dike failed
Hose Rupture
-
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Pesticides unk
Sugar solution
1500 gal.
Unk
Waste water
3.8 mill, gal
Anhycl Ammonia
20 tons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Emprass Riv
Land
Roual Drain
PawPawRiv
Land
COMMENTS
Pesticides
washed into
creek
Fish kill
Driver injured
342
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Ithica MI
Flint MI
OhioPower
Co.
Canton OH
Bean Mich
Chevrolet
Flint Mich
Toledo OH
Battlecreek
Mich
Fostoria 01
DATE
5/8/78
5/9/78
5/11/78
5/11/78
5/11/7E
5/15/7?
5/15/7?
[ 5/16/7?
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Unk
Unk
Ruptured Capacito:
Train derailment
Transformer
Rupture
Dike 'rupture
unk
Capacitor explos
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unk
Unk
• PCB ; 2 . 7 gal
Benzene unk
PCB 15 gal
Coke and Salt unk
Zinc solution unk
PCB 5 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
UnkLake
Flint River
Land
Land
Flint River
Maumee Riv
Kalamazoo
River
Land
COMMENTS
Fish kill
Slick
343
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATIOtl
Bay Co MI
Peru IND
Allied Chen
Savage MN
Canton OH
Howell Yd
Evansville
1 IND
Avco , MI
DATE
5/17/78
5/18/78
5/18/78
5/19/78
5/19/7S
5/19/7$
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Train accident
Tanker truck
failure
Capacitor
rupture
Train derailment
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
67% Asphalt
33% Water
4% Emulsifier
700 gal
98% Nitric Acid
Liquid fertilizer
Poly-N
10% Nitrate
34% Phosphate
5% Iron;
500 gal
PCB; 2 gal
LP gas; unk
Butane
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Dutch Cr
Land
Minnesota
River
Land
Air
Air
COMMENTS
Fire Dept.
hosing down
344
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATIOfl
BataviaOH
KalamazooMI
Chicago IL
Akron OH
Michigan
City IND
Effingham
ILL
Argqnne IL
TiskilualL
Detroit MI
DATE
5/22/78
5/22/78
5/17/78
5/22/78
5/23/7E
5/25/7?
5/28/7!
5/31/7!
5/31/7!
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck explosion
Capacitor rupture
Punctured drum
Tank collapse
Tank truck ace.
Pipeline Rupture
Train derailment
Train derailment
. Tanker expls
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Propane
PCB;l-2gal
CR ; unk
CuS04;35,000
Acetone 2300 gal
Solvent 4500 gal
28%N-Fertilizer
50 BBL
CaCl
HiMetal
Paint
Alcohol
Sulfur
TDI ; unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Land
Land
Unk Lake
Land
)
Land
Land
Land
unk
COMMENTS
Major cleanup
12 firemen
hospitalized
345
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Whiting IND
CasperCo . IL
Allied Chem
Metropolis
IL
OttawagoILL
WatrectyMI
Wellesville
OH
Mellrose
Park ILL
1-70 MP96.5
Greenfield
IN
Mulberry IN
DATE
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/5/78
6/5/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Pipeline rupture
Train accident
Unk
Pond Leak
Unk
Tank overflow
Tank truck ace.
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Hydrogen gas
126,000 cu. ft.
Ammonium Nitrate
2 or 3 BBL
V.Og oxide
92 drums
Unk
Lt. Blue Matl unk
PCB; 1h gal
Paint Pigmants unk
Flammable Resin
5500 gal
N,P04,K unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
hir
Land
Land
Crockery Lk
Huron River
Land
Silver Cr
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Driver killed
Radioactive
material
Fish kill
346
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Roanne IN
Heath OH
Mineral
Ridge OH
Union Term
Cincinnati
OH
Marseilles
IL
Francisville
IN
Athens OH
Reserve
Mining
Babbitt MN
DATE
6/2/78
6/7/78
6/7/78
6/12/78
6/12/78
6/14/78
6/14/78
6/13/79
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Storage tank
rupture
Derailment
Tornado
Train accident
unk
Leak in pipe
Unknown
Leak in
Transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
28% N-Fertilizer
100 tons
Vinyl Chloride unk
Dichorophenoxy-
acetic acid
pesticides ISOOgai
Flammable material
55 gal
Hot liquid sulfur
50 tons
Fertilizer 500 gal
Cleaning sol.
50,000 gal
PCB; h gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Swamp
Land
Storm Sewer
Land
Illinois Riv
Water
Water
Land
347
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Williams
Pipeline
Annapolis IN
Akron OH
Ford Motor
Co.
De arbor nMI
St., MN
Niles OH
Wayne City
IN
DATE
6/15/78
6/20/78
6/20/78
6/22/78
6/22/78
6/22/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline rupture
Tank Leak
unk
Tank car leak
Tank overflow
Leak in storage
tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Urea; 1 BBl
50% Caustic
546 gal
unk
Diacetic junk
Caustic soda unk
28%liq. N-fert
2000 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Rouge River
Land
Mohoning R
Water
COMMENTS
Fish kill
348
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
TerreHaute
IND
Anna OH
Morral OH
Freemont OH
Belleville
Mich
Muskegon MI
OhioJctOH
Chesterfield
IN
Mt.VerrrtjhlN
DATE
6/23/78
6/28/78
6/29/78
7/2/78
7/4/78
7/4/78
7/7/78
7/7/78
7/9/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline rupture
Train derailment
Storage tank leak
Auto accident
Unk
Unk
Train derailment
Tank truck ace
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
28% Liq. N-fert
5 BBL
NaOH
28% Liq.N Pert
1100 gal
PCB; 2 qt
Green substance/
unk
Chemical 15 gal
Liquid Cl, unk
Battery acid;
1200# HC1 200#
Cl gas
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
BellevilleR
Land
Land
White River
Air
349
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATIOil
Cardington
OH
Lewis, Ind.
Lansing MI
Trent Tube
East Troy
WI
Edgewood
ILL
LocklandOH
Roachdalle
IN
RobinsonILL
DATE
7/11/78
7/12/78
7/14/78
7/14/78
7/14/78
7/17/78
7/19/79
7/19/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Plant fire
Train derailment
Leak in storage
tank
Leak in storage
tank
Pipeline Leak
Tank overfill
Train derailment
Leak in tank
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Liquid Latex unk
Battery Acid
Vertan; 300 gal
20% Hydrofluric
acid; 50 gal
28% Liquid N-fert
Flammable solvent
100 gal
Sodium Bichronate
Caustic2,299,000
gals
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Land
Grand River
Land
Land
Water
Land
Water
COMMENTS
"Add soda ash
350
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOG AT I Of!
Nottawa MI
OHare Airpt
Chicago ILL
Jasper CoIL
ChicagoILL
Jackson MI
Milwaukee
Wise
Evan svi lie
IND
WoodaleILL
DATE
7/21/78
7/21/78
7/21/78
7/24/78
7/26/78
7/27/78
7/30/78
Unk
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck accident
Unk
Pipeline Leak
Truck accident
Truck accident
Capacitor leak
Train derailment
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ca + MgCl Brine
100 gal
Etiological agent
unk
28% Liq-n-Fert
12 BBLS
Benzel;25 gal
Karmex;110H
Paint, -5000 gal
PCS; 1 gal
LP gas
Hcl; H2S04 unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
River
Land
Land
Calument Lk
Land
Land
Air
Land
351
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Sturteuant
Wise.
WoodfieldOH
Massilon OH
Collinsvill*
ILL
Dayton OH
Massilon OH
QoshoctonOH
Euclid OH
Three River
MI
DATE
8/1/78
8/1/78
8/1/78
: 8/6/78
8/8/78
8/9/78
8/10/78
8/11/78
5 8/10/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Leaking tank car
Unk
Overfill of tank
Train derailment
Leaking tank car
Tank truck acci.
Intentional
discharge
Unk
Sewerage outfall
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Petroleum , Naptha
unk
Herbicide; 70 gal
Nitric acid; HF unl
LP gas; 2000 gal
Nitric acid,- unk
Sulfuric acid
60 gal
Calcium Carbonate
50,000 gals
PCB; 4 gal
Perchloro Ethylene
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Water
Air
Land
Water
TuscarawasR
Land
StJoseph R
352
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
E . Chicago
IN
Dayton OH
Kingsville
OH
Haywoard MN
Lansing MI
Fayette Co
IND
Wyandotte
MI
KalamazooMI
DATE
8/13/78
8/23/78
8/25/78
8/25/78
8/28/78
8/28/78
8/28/78
8/28/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ruptured storage
tanks
Leak in tank
truck
Leak in truck
Truck accident
Unk
Pipeline rupture
Overfilled tank
Intentional
dump
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
FSO butane
20% HC1
Phosphorous
Tri-chloride
3100 gal
28% liq-n-fert
Herbicide unk
28% liq-n-fert
15 BBL
Sulfur monochloride
unk
Paint; 28 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Water
Water
COMMENTS
2 injuries
353
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Alma Wise
Reserve
Mining
Babbit Wise
Battlecreek
MI
Clay IN
Reserve
Mining
BabbittMIN
Peoria ILL
DATE
8/28/78
8/28/78
8/29/78
8/30/78
8/30/78
9/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Capacitor rupture
Warehouse fire
Pipeline rupture
Transformer leak
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous ammonia
PCS , unk
Unk
28% liq-n-fert
PCB; 5 gal
PCB ; unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
354
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Linden Rd
Gallopolis
OH
Toledo OH
SouthPortOH
GenevaOH
Greenspring;
OH
Youngstown
OH
Gal lion OH
DATE
9/6/78
9/8/78
9/11/78
9/11/78
9/11/78
i 9/14/78
9/14/78
9/20/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Discharge
Car leak
Overflow of tank
car
Tank failure
Heat exchanger
failure
Equipment failure
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Phosphorous unk
Unk
Phosphorous
Trichloride
Forma Idehyd
4800#
Alkaline Cleaner
2100 gal
Anhydrous ammonia
900#
Flushing liquor
6000 gal
2-4-D Amine
300 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Water
Land
Ohio River
Water
Water
Water
Water
COMMENTS
Fish kill
355
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
NewAlbany
IND
Willard OH
Newaygo MI
Walton Hill
OH
Pekin ILL
DATE
9/21/78
9/22/78
9/23/78
3 9/29/78
9/30/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank leak
Valve leak
Unk
Unk
Train derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Acetic acid
Chromic Chloride
300 gal
Ethyl acrylate unk
Ethyl gycol
Chemical unk
LP gas , unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Water
Air
356
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOG AT I Ori
Dillsboro
IND
Stow, OH
S . EatonCo .
MICH
LocklandOH
Wood River
ILL
SeymourlND
Green Bay
wise
Jefferson
Co. WISC
DATE
1/28/78
2/28/78
3/21/78
4/8/78
4/10/78
4/15/78
5/18/78
5/30/78
,
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train derailment
Storage tank
Tank truck accident
Storage tank leak
Barge spill
Storage facility
Plant spill
Truck spill
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Petroleum oil, vinyl
chloride, naphtha,
LPG,cresylic acid,
monoethylamine ,
methyl acrylate
Crude oil/brine
84 gal
Fuel oil/paint-unk
Alkyl acetate/oil
— unk
Lighter fluid — 42g
tfany, some oils-unk
Mineral oil, tallow
ester , aromatic sol.
50 gal
Ammonia, atrozenes
jasso — unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Sewer ,
Unnamed cr
Mississippi
River
Unnamed cr
Green River
Land
357
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REGION V
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Trumbell
Co. OH
Flat Rock
ILL
Carmi , ILL
DATE
8/3/78
9/7/78
9/15/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Well spill
Well leak
Unk
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Oil/brine 3000 gal
Oil/brine — unk
Oil water /sewage
unk
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Sugar Cr
trib to
Wabash River
358
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SUMMARY
REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
109
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
6
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
115
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Ai rcraf t
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous* _
TOTAL
13
20
57
0
5
0
8
0
1
2
0
1
_JB_
115
* Cylinder Leaks (1), Loading Dock Incident (1), Well Blowout (1),
Hose Leak (1), Warehouse (1), Leaking Canister (1), Trailer
Leak (1).
359
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Carthage,
TX.
Alpine, TX.
Motter, TX.
Eldan, TX.
Fargo, OK.
Texarkana,
TX.
Ft. Worth,
TX.
Orange Co. ,
TX.
Grandbury,
TX.
DATE
9/23/78
9/27/78
9/18/78
9/16/78
9/11/78
9/13/78
9/6/78
8/31/78
9/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Traffic Accident
Railroad Tank
Car Leak
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Traffic Accident
Railroad Tank
Car Leak
Tank Leak
Traffic Accident
Traffic Accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Isopropyl Alchol
20 gal
Styrene, Unknown
ITH, Unknown
Caustic Soda,
Isocyanate,
Unknown
Spent Uranium,
Unknown
LPG, Unknown
Chlorine Gas,
Unknown
Polyethylene
Pellets, Unknown
Hydrochloric Acid,
50 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Air
Air
Land
Land
COMMENTS
Two persons
injured
360
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Jrand Cheniei
LA.
Eagle Mills
AR.
Stanford,
TX.
El Paso,
TX.
Bel en, NM.
Houston,
TX.
Belen, NM.
Laporte, TX
Hearne, TX.
DATE
9/5/78
8/24/78
8/24/78
8/28/78
8/29/78
8/16/78
8/24/78
8/14/78
8/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank damage from
storm
Train Derailment
Cylinder Leaks
Tank Car
overfill (truck)
Tank Car
overfill (R.R.)
Unknown
Leaking Tank
Drum Break
Disposal Pit
Overf 1 ow
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Glycol , 15 gal.
Vinyl Acetate,
Unknown
Hydrocyanic Acid,
150 Ibs.
Styrene
Sulfuric Acid,
1 quart
Paint Thinner,
5 gal.
Xylene, 50 gal .
Butyl Isocyanate,
50 gal.
Organic Material ,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Air
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Little Braze
Ri ver
361
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Albuquerque
NM.
Lake Charle
LA.
Rayville, L
Houston, TX
Zuni, NM.
Longs treet,
LA.
Beaumont,
.TX.
DATE
8/8/78
; 7/31/78
\ 8/1/78
8/2/78
7/31/78
7/3.1/78
7/24/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Leak
Traffic Accident
Tank Leak
Tank Car Leak
(R.R.)
Traffic Accident
Tank Car Leak
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric Acid,
2 quarts
Ethyl ene Glycol
3,000 gal.
Galecron (pestici
1,200 gal.
Proplylene,
Unknown
Bituminous Mater i
64,000 gal.
Hydrochloric Acid
Unknown
Plastic Resin,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
le) Land
Air
il, Land
Land
Land
362
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Natchez, LA.
Flatonia,
TX.
Smith, OK.
Sheppard,
TX.
Waveland,
AR.
Wichita!
Falls, TX.
Longview,
TX.
Albuqueque,
NM.
DATE
7/11/78
7/11/78
7/7/78
7/11/78
7/2/78
7/4/78
7/3/78
7/6/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Barge Accident
Traffic Accident
Tank Car Leak
(R.R.)
Traffic Accident
Train -Derailment
Traffic Accident
Train Derailment
Drum Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric Acid,
None
Carbon Tetrachlor
6,500 gal.
Freon, 3,000 gal .
Hydrochloric, Acic
Unknown
Formic Acid,
Unknown
Cyclohexane,
Pentachlorophenol
Naptha, Unknown
Nitric Acid,
46,000 Ibs.
Acetone,
440 gal .
Sulfuric Acid,
55 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
None
de, Land
, Land
Land
Land
Land
Land, Air
Land
363
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Pine Bluff,
AR.
La Porte,
TX.
Dallas, TX.
Channel view
TX.
Sunray, TX.
Sanderson,
TX.
Ft. Sumner
NM.
Sweeney, TX
Beaumont,
TX
Hammond, L/1
DATE
7/6/78
6/23/78
6/23/78
,6/29/78
7/1/78
6/19/78
6/24/78
6/15/78
6/17/78
6/18/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak
(R.R.)
Tank Car Leak
(R.R.)
Leaking Drums
Barge Overfill
Train Derailment
Tank Car overfill
(R.R.)
Tank Car Leak
Pipe Line, Rupture
Train Derailment
Train Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Vinyl Acetate,
Unknown
Vinyl Acetate,
25 gal .
PCB, 42 gal.
Styrene, 5 gal.
Ammonia, Unknown
Ammonia, Unknown
Styrene, Unknown
Benzene, Unknown
Hexamethyl ene
Diamine, Unknown
Ammonia Nitrate,
ypl^pnwn
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTE&
Land
Land
Land
San Jacinto
River
Air
Air
Land
Land
Land
Air
364
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Rison, AR.
Ennis, TX.
Harris Co. ,
TX.
Texas City,
TX.
Clouis, NM.
Unknown
El Paso,
TX.
Maumelite,
AK
Belen, NM.
DATE
6/11/78
6/3/78
6/5/78
5/30/78
6/1/78
6/1/78
6/2/78
5/22/78
5/27/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak(R.R.
Tank Car Leak
Barge Leak
Tank Battery Fire
Drum Leakage
Tank Car Hose
Break (R.R.)
Tank Car Overfill
(R.R.)
Train Derailment
Drum Leakage
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
) Isopropyl Alchol ,
Unknown
Hydrochloric Acid,
200 gal.
Styrene, 420 gal .
Tetraethyl Lead,
Unknown
Epichlorohydin,
Unknown
Hydrochloric Acid,
3,000 gal.
Sulfuric Acid,
30 gal.
LPG Residue,
Unknown
Ethyl Acrylate,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
San Jacinto
River
Air
Air
Land
Land
Maumelle
Creek
Land
365
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Weldi, OK.
Sanderson,
TX.
Morehouse
'arishes,. LA
Nacogdoches
TX.
Appliby, TX
Unknown
Brownsville
TX.
Riser, AR.
Ft. Worth,
TX..
DATE
5/26/78
5/25/78
5/19/78
5/14/78
5/15/78
5/17/78
5/17/78
5/9/78
5/6/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Traffic Accident
Train Car Leak
Storage Tank Ruptu
Train Derailment
Tank Car Leak(R.R.
Barge Hose Break
Train Derailment
Discarded Drums
Storage Tank
Rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer, 6 tons
Ethyl Acrylate,
Unknown
•e Aluminum Sulfat
35,000 gals.
Acetic Acid, Propy
lene Oxide, Buta-
diene, Unknown
Pho.sphorus Tri-
choride, Unknown
Phosphoric Acid,
100 gal .
Alcohol , 300 gal.
Methyl Maghesium
Chloride, 55 gal .
Hydrochloric Acid
6,000 gal,
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Cow Creek
Land
; Horse Bayoi
LaNana Cre<
& Air
Land
Mississippi
River
Land
Land
Sewage Trea
ment Plant
366
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Wharton Co.
TX.
Mena, AR.
Cleveland,
TX.
Hillsboro,
TX.
Malvern
AR.
Altheimer,
AR.
Dallas, TX.
Brink! ey,
AR.
Cornell, TX
DATE
, 5/5/78
5/7/78
5/8/78
5/1/78
4/26/78
4/26/78
4/28/78
5/2/78
4/24/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Car Leak (R.F
Trailer Leak
Traffic Accident
Tank Truck
Rupture
Tank Truck Leak
Leaking R.R. Tank
Car
Leaking Canaster
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
.) Vinyl Acetate
2,000 gal .
Nitric Acid,
55 gals.
Vinyl Acetate,
1,000 gal.
Fertilizer
4,000 gal .
Methanol , 100 gal .
Hexane, 1 gal.
Chloropicrin,
Unknown
Phosphoric Acid,
9,000 gal .
Ethyl ene Glycol,
2 gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
None
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land &
Air
Land
Land
COMMENTS
1 man hospi-
talized
367
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Beardon,
AK.
Bradley, AR
Stutgart,
AR.
West Memphi
AR.
Benton Spri
AR
Bay City,
TX.
Crassett,
AR.
Rincon, NM.
Marathon,
TX.
DATE
4/15/78
4/18/78
4/18/78
; 4/12/78
ig 4/12/7
4/14/78
4/7/78
4/8/78
4/6/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Car Leak
Train Car Leak
Train Car Leak
Train Derailment
5 Train Derailment
Tank Leak
Transformer Leak
R.R. Tank Car Leak
R.R. Tank Car
Rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Ethyl Chloride,
Unknown
Alcohol , 3 gal .
Methanol , Unknown
Propane, 6 gals.
NH4 N03 (solid)
12,000 gals.
Vinyl Acetate,
80 gals.
PCB, 40 gal.
Sulfuric Acid,
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land &
Air
Land
Land
Air
Land
Colorado
River
Land
Unknown
Land
368
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Somerville,
TX.
Thornton,
TX.
Lewis vi lie,
AR.
Texarkana
TX.
Muskogee
Co., OK.
Weimar, TX.
Justin, TX.
Wicksburg ,
MS:
DATE
4/7/78
3/31/78
3/29/78
3/6/78
3/21/78
3/12/78
3/9/78
3/7/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Tank Overflow
Tank Truck Hose
Leak
R.R. Tank Car
Leak
Train Derailment
Fire & Plant
Explosion
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Propionaldehyde,
1,000 gal.
Ethyl ene Di bromide
11,586 gal.
Polyvinyl Chloride
43,000 gal.
Tretrahydrofuran
43,000 gal.
Chromic Acid,
20 gal.
Cyclohexane,
300 gal .
Aniline Oil ,
50 gal.
Butyl Acetate,
16,000 gal.
Solvent, 15,000 gl
Alcohol , 16,000 gl
Styrene, 16,000 gl
Methyl Parathion
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
, Land
, Land
Land
Arkansas
River
Land
Land
TN. Bayou,
Air
369
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Dallas, TX.
Roger Co . ,
OK.
Liverpool ,
TX.
Little Rock
AR.
Arkansas
Wynne, AR.
Longview
TX'
DATE
3/4/78
3/4/78
2/25/78
, 2/28/78
2/14/78
2/10/78
2/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Traffic 'Accident
Loading Dock
Accident
Train Derailment
Tank Truck Leak
Barge Accident
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Banuel (herbicl '.2)
0.5 gal.
Anhydrous Ammor.ia,
300 Ibs.
Butyl Acetate,
Isobutyl Alcohol,
Phenol , Unknown
Acetonitrile,
1 gal.
Ethyl ene Glycol ,
126,000 gal.
Acetaldehyde,
290,000 gals.
Methyl Alcohol,
16.000 aals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
White Rock
Creek
Verdi gras
River
Chocolate
Bayou
Land
Land
Copper Cree
Air & Land
COMMENTS
370
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Farmerville
TX.
Arkansas
Dimmit Co. ,
TX.
Hondo, TX.
Ft. Worth,
TX.
Rosenberg,
TX.
Clouis, NM.
Devers, TX.
Waco, TX.
DATE
,2/7/78
2/1/78
2/4/78
1/24/78
1/16/78
1/4/78
1/6/78
1/1/78
12/19/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
Traffic Accident
Well Blowout
Traffic Accident
Tank Overflow
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
R.R. Tank Car
Derailment
Hose Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LP Gas, 25,000 ~;.1
Ethyl Acrylate.-
500 gals.
Hydrogen Sulfide,
Unknown
Fertilizer
3,800 gals.
Sulfuric Acid,
50 gals.
Boric Acid,
Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia
Unknown
Butylacrylate,
Unknown
Anhydrous Ammonia
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Air
Water
Jn known, Str<
Air
Land
Trinity
River
Land
Air
Land
Air
371
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Stuart, OK
Patterson,
AR.
Palestine,
AR.
Ruston, LA
Palo Ponto
Co., TX.
Houston, T)
Houston, TX
Jonesboro,
AR.
Little Rock
AR.
DATE
12/7/77
11/10/77
11/20/72
11/15/77
11/17/77
11/17/77
. 10/26/7
11/1/77
10/19/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
Traffic Accident
Tank Leak
7 Warehouse
Leaking R.R. Car
Traffic Accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
LP Gas, Unknown
Sodium Sulfide,
Unknown
White Phosphorous
Unknown
Sulfuric Acid,
100 gals.
Chlorinated Waste,
3,000 gals.
Sulfuric Acid,
2,300 gals.
Pesticides,
Unknown
Ethyl ene,
30,000 gals.
Phenylenediamine
Unknown
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Houston
Ship Channel
Sims Bayou
Houston Ship
Channel
Unknown
COMMENTS
RRT Activated
372
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REGION VI
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Orange Co. ,
TX.
Beaumont,
TX.
Vidor, TX.
El Paso, TX.
Baton Rouge,
LA.
DATE
10/18/77
10/12/77
10/9/77
10/5/77
10/7/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Storage Tank Leak
Train Derailment
Train Derailment
R.R. Tank Car Leak
Plant Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Sulfuric Acid,
1,400 gals.
Toxaphene,
4,000 gals.
Ethyl ene Alchol ,
Unknown
LPG, Unknown
Aluminum Chlorfde,
13,000 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Unknown
Water
Unknown Stre
Water
Unknown Stre
Land
Mississippi
River
ir
in
373
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SUMMARY
REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
41
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
4
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
45
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
7
8
12
1
1
0
0
0
6
2
4
Unknown ?
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
9
45
* Valve Problem (1), Sludge Pile Leaking (1).
375
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
.aClede Coutv
Mo.
>t. Roberts, M<
Texas City,
Mo.
lason City,
Iowa
Texas City,
Mo.
Columbia,
Mo.
Omaha, Nebr
Jefferson
County, Mo.
Jefferson
County, Mo.
DATE
y
10-1-77
.10-2-77
10-4-77
10-7-77
10-27-77
10-28-77
11-3-77
11-4-77
11-10-77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Leak -
Corrosion
Truck Accident
Tank Leak -
Corrosion
Tank Overflow
Pipeline
Tank Truck
Failure
Operator Error
Valve Problem
10" Pipeline Leak
Pipeline Corrosion
Leak
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer N
5 bbls
Chloro Acid &
Sulphuric Triox
3,600 Ibs.
Fertilizer N
1 bbl.
Potash 100 gal.
Fertilizer N
10 bbls.
Hydrofluosilicic
Acid - 4,000 gal.
Chroma te
800 gal.
Fertili^1" N
550 bbls.
Fertilizer N
25 bbls.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
N/A
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Leak repaired
cleaned up.
Neutralized
lecovered 15
bbls. Minor
fish kill
Recovered 1/2
376
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Jefferson
County, Mo.
Jefferson
County, Mo.
Mexico, Mo.
Beatrice,
Nebr.
Springfield
Mo.
Fort Madisoi
Iowa
Kansas City
Mo.
DATE
11-11-77
11-11-77
12-28-77
1-19-78
3-4-78
i 3-16-7E
3-21-78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline Leak
Pipeline Leak
Tank Car Leak
Overfill -
Storage Tank
Train Derailment
Sludge Pile
Leaching
Tank Car Leak
s
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Fertilizer Urea
40 bbls.
Fertilizer
(Unknown) 15 bbl
H2S04
Not available
Nitric Acid
250 gals.
Fertilizer-
calcium phosphate
Not available
Mixed Chemicals
Not available.
Anhyd . Tri Methyl ami
Not available.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
ie Air
Recovered 25
bbls.
Neutralized
Neutralized
COMMENTS
Type and
amount of chem-
icals unknown.
_eak sealed.
377
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Verona, Mo.
Ainsworth,
Nebr.
Sydney, Nebr
Ainsworth,
Nebr.
Red Oak.Iowc
Marysville
Station.Ks
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lawrence, Ks
Hannibal ,Mo
DATE
3-24-76
3-28-78
. 4-2-7?
4-12-78
4-13-78
4-14-78
, 4-20-78
4-21-78
4-21-78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank Truck
Capacitor Spill
Tank Car Derai liner
Capacitor Failure
Train Derailment
Tank Car Derai Imer
Train Derailment
Storage Tank
Leaking
Tank Car Overturne
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Muriatic Acid
38,000 Ibs.
PCB - 6 gal.
t Phosphorus
10,000 gal.
PCB - 6 gal.
Ammonium Nitrate
3 tons
t Phosphorus
10,000 gal.
NH3 Not available
Fertilizer N
10,000 gal.
d Monochlora-
benzene 40 gal
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
•
COMMENTS
Area diked and
neutralized.
Material re-
covered.
Burned
Absorbed and
removed.
Cleaned up by
contractor.
Burned
378
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Charles Cit;
Iowa
Steele.Mo.
Sutton.Nebr.
St. Louis, Mo.
Independence
Iowa
St. Joseph, Mo
Council Bluf
Iowa
Paris, Mo.
DATE
4-24-78
4-25-7*
4-26-78
4-26-78
5-2-78
5-18-78
rs 6-5-78
6-6-7B
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
In a Reactor, Flas
Fire Explosion
Truck Tanker
Leaking
Equipment Failure
Unloading Tank True
Barge Spill
Truck Accident
Unknown
R.R. Tank Car
Leaking
Unknown
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
h NH3, HN03,
H2S04, HCI
Not available.
HN03
3,800 gallons
Anhydrous NH3
k Not available
Toluene
100 gal.
Anhydrous NH3
Small quantity
Pesticide
Not available
Phosphoric Acid
30 gallons
Potash, Phosphate,
3 tons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground and
Water
Ground
Air
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Fish kill
Neutralized
Driver burned,
Contained
Vandalism
379
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
CedarRapids,
Iowa
Kansas City,
Mo.
Hannibal ,Mo.
Springfield
Mo.
South St.
Louis, Mo.
Council Blui
Nebr.
Topeka.Ks.
DATE
6-27-78
7-3-78
7-6-78
7-8-78
7-8-78
fs 8-7-7
8-21-78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Lightning Struck
Transformer
Leaking Tank
Helicopter Crash
Pipe Failure
Railroad Derai linen
J Railroad Tank
Car Leaking
Tank Leak
f_
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB
1/2 gallon
Xylene
25,000 gallons
Toxaphene
19 qts.
Chlorine Gas
Not available.
Ammonium Nitrate
300,000 Ibs.
Toluene
Not available.
Herbicide Trimex
200 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Concrete
Floor
Water & Air
Ground
Air
Ground
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Sorbent Boom
contained
spill in
river.
380
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REGION VII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Claycomo,
Mo.
York,Nebr.
Kansas Cit)
Mo.
Atlantic,
Iowa
Reynolds
County, Mo.
DATE
8-21-78
8-22-78
9-5-78
9-9-78
9-29-78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck Spill
Capacitor
Exploded
Explosion & Fire
R.R. Tank Car
Derailment
Material fell from
truck.
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint Wastes
10 gallons
PCB
3.1 gallons
Ether, other product
Not available.
Cresylic Acid
Not available
Pentachlorophenol
Crystals
1,200 Ibs.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground,
Road Surface.
3 Air
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Boomed off
water.
Ground re-
moved, flushed
road.
Fire, two
men burned.
381
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SUMMARY
REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
33
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
1
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
34
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
12
12
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
34
383
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
On ramp
East hour
into
Evanston,
Wyoming
Hwy. 40
Rabbit
Ears Fas:
Colorado
1205 W.
Evans
Denver ,
Colorado
1400 S.
24th,
West
Billings,
Montana
2nd N &
1-25 in
Raysvill
Utah
DATE
771007
d
771021
771125
771203
771209
>
• i
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
accident
Truck
accident
Tank valve
left open
Trailer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
1250 gal.
Sodium
Bicarbonate
1000 gal.
Anhydrous
Ammonia
6000 gal.
Lignal
Sulfate
3000 gal.
tanker on dolly Ethylene
tipped over Glycol
due to frost
melting
Truck
accident
2000 gal.
LTM
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land,
Water
Land
Land,
Water
COMMENTS
Unknown amt.
in South Platt
River
Unknown amt.
in Homes Creek
384
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Casper
Airport
Natrona,
Wyoming
Madison C
Montana
Bewbells,
North
Dakota
Empire Co
Colorado
Texaco
Refinery
in Casper,
Wyoming
DATE
771227
.780104
780127
780202
780206
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Excessive
container
pressure
during off-
loading
Train
derailment
Train
derailment
Lost during
work on boiler
Chemical pon
dike washed
out
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
300 gal.
Sulfuric
Acid
Amt . Unknown
Ammonium
Phosphate
400,000 gal.
Potash
200 gal.
Ethylene
Glycol
i 840,000 gal.
NaOH
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land,
Water
Land
Land
Land
n SE. Boulder
>eek entered
lough &
threatened
>rime trout
treamers
COMMENTS
385
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
1-90 at
MP 135
near
Drumniond,
Montana
VanWaters
& Rogers
in Denve:
Colorado
Hwy. 90
in
Montrose
Co . , Colo
Hwy. 58
near
Ulysis
St.
Colorado
4th St.
in Glen-
rock,
Wyoming
DATE
780306
780314
' i
780407
780429
780514
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
accident
Valve
failure on
polyester
tank
Truck
accident
Line surge
ruptured
capacitor on
pole
leak in 40
tank truck
parked over-
night
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
150 gal.
Polyester
Resin
12,000 gal.
KOH
9,000 gal.
(957.) Sulfuri(
Acid
1 gal.
Inert in-PCB
25 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land,
Water
Land ,
Water
Land
Land,
Water
COMMENTS
1000 gal. in
Sand Creek
2,000 gal. in
LaSalle Creek
386
5 gal. in
Platte River
entered sani-
tary sewer
thru manhole
to sewaged la-
goon - no
damage
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
1700
Broadway
Denver ,
Colorado
W. Side
of Vail
Pass
Colorado
3-4 Mi.
W. of
Douglas
Hwy. 1-2
Wyoming
Green
River,
Wyoming
Mont rose
Co.
Colorado
DATE
780518
780525
780606
m
1
780607
780614
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Trans-
former vault
Truck
accident
Truck
accident
Trans-
former
ruptured by
heavy equip-
ment
Valve
failure on
raffinate line
•
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Amt , Unknown
PCB
Unknown amts.
Ludol, Sulfoni
Acid , Oxone ,
Dupont X-12
flame retarden
50 gal. Diesel
(Petro DF) ,
NaOH.KOH
5 gal.
PCB Pyronal
135 gal.
Aluminum
Ammonia
Sulfate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
^
Land,
Water
Land
Land,
Water
COMMENTS
50 gal. in
Five Mile
Creek
135 gal. en-
tered Deloris
River & dis-
persed .
387
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Treight
Sfards in
Gillette,
Wyoming
ilississi-
>pi £c Lowe
Denver ,
Colorado
Function
uS 85 and
HIT 14
South
Dakota
Sat on,
Colorado
1900 In-
dustrial
Rd. in
Salt Lake
City, Utah
DATE
780621
780630
LI
780703
780708
78072C
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Drum
punctured
during on-
loading
Homeowner
drained
swimming pool
Truck
accident
Leak in
tank car
Unloading
bottle off of
truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
20 gal.
PCB
Amt . unknown
Chlorine
Amt . unknown
NaOH
3000 gal.
Anhydrous
Ammonia
i
Amt . Unknown
Silane gas
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land,
Water
Land,
Water
Land
Air
COMMENTS
Entered Gar-
field Lake,
fishkill
Entered
Spearfish
Creek
Evacuation re-
quired 1 mile
down wind-4
persons hos-
pi tali zed.
388
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
3800
Walnut St
Boulder,
Colorado
MP 21 on
Hwy. 1-80
near
Evans ton,
Wyoming
1/2 Mi. S
of exit
50A on I-
25, Colo.
Springs ,
Colorado
Roosevelt,
Utah
Green
River,
Wyoming
DATE
780724
780727
780727-
780816
780823
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Spilled
Truck
accident
Truck
accident
Ruptured
capacitor
leak de-
veloped aroun
test plug on
transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
100 gal.
Isopropyl
Acetate
100 gal.
Anhydrous
Ammonia
Amt . Unknown
2.4.D
2 gal.
PCB
1 gal.
I PCB
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
389
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REGION VIII
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
322 N,
220,0 W. ,
Salt Lake
City, Utah
NW15.38N,
89 W.
Natrona C
Wyoming
L/2 Way
between
Evan &
Arleen
in
Missoula
Co. , Colo
^300 Holly
St . Denve
Colorado
DATE
780905
780920
>.
780920
780927
• »
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank
failure
Union valve
on truck came
unscrewed
Train
derailment
Leak in
container
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
5,000 gal.
Cupric
Chloride
300 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
(94%)
10248 gal.
Sulfuric Acid
60 gal.
Ethylene
Glycol
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Land,
Water
Land
Land,
Water
Land,
Water
COMMENTS
5,000 gal.
entered Sur-
plus canal
to greater
Salt Lake
10248 gal.
in Finley
Creek. 1000
fish killed
total destru-
ction of
aquatic life
in small
stream for
sev. miles
60 gal. in
Sand Creek
390
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SUMMARY
REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
150
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
4
(3)
Total of
Columns
(1) & (2)
154
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
0
38
31
4
0
39
0
0
13
6
0
20
3
154
Dumping (3).
391
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Yuma, CA
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Wilming-
ton, CA
Newberry
Park, CA
Alaneda, CA
Cupertino,
CA
Cadiz, CA
Fresno, CA
San Fran-
cisco, CA
DATE
10/2/77
10/3/77
10/3/77
10/6/77
10/3/77
10/12/77
10/14/77
10/14/77
10/24/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
UK
Dumping
Ship
Truck Accident
Ship
Explosion at sub-
station
Railroad
Tank truck
Railroad
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
UK
Paint-like
Unknown (Red)
Aqua Attinonia
52,200#
Jp-5 and paint
Transformer oil
Jet fuel & pest-
icides
liquid sulfur
tank car fuel
Molasses UK
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
•fater
rtater
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Fish kill
392
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Los Ange-
les, CA.
E. Los
Angeles
Ukiah,CA
Gila Bend,
AZ
Alameda,
CA
Fremont,
CA.
DATE
11/8/77
11/8/77
11/10/77
11/10/77
11/11/79
11/16/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Freight Yard
Truck
Truck accident
Truck accident
Ship
Truck accident
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Unknown
55 gallon drum
Ferric Chloride
150 gallon
Alum 2000 gal.
Alfol alcohol
100 gallons
Paint & thinner
Phosphoric acid
2-4 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
No
No
No
No
Water
No
COMMENTS
393
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Sunset
Beach
Center, CA
Santa Clara
CA
Douglas, AZ
los Ange-
les, CA
Anaheim, CA
Pomona, CA
San Diego
DATE
11/21/77
11/23/77
11/27/77
11/30/77
12/2/77
12/10/77
12/13/77
12/20/77
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank overfill
Truck accident
Industrial
Railroad
Capacitor
Pipeline
Truck
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Resin Phenolic
40 gallons
Paint
Iron & Carbon/Cy-
clohexanone , 200gal
H2SC>4
4-13, 500 -gal tank
cars
PCB
Chlorine & gas
Methane gas
Paint 20 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
•later
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
394
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
No. Cali-
fornia
Alameda, CA
Mare Island
CA
Tucson, AZ
los Ange-
les, CA
Martinez,
CA
Santa Clara
CA
DATE
12/20/77
12/21/77
12/28
12/31/77
1/4/78
1/6/78
1/7/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
UK
UK
Railroad
Truck, accident
Industrial
Industrial
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Apple cider
30,000 gallons
White paint
Paint
H2SO4~200 gallons
Perchloroethylene
3400*
Noxious gas cloud
1000 gallons
Cyclohexanone
200 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
water
Water
Ground
Yes
Ground
Water
395
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
San Jose,
CA
Santa
Maria
Ashland, CA
Sonctna
County
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Walnut
Creek, CA
Santa Rosa
CA
DATE
1/11/78
1/18/78
1/20/78
1/21/78
1/22/78
1/23/78
1/25/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Industrial
Facility
Facility
Truck accident
UK
Gas cylinder
Transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous NH3
ThinnerB barrels
Styrene
150 gallons
Ferrous sulfate
Tank truck
Red substance
Low pressure gas
1 cylinder
Transformer oil
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
\
Water
Ground
Air
Ground
396
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
San Fran-
cisco, CA
Florence
Fremont
los Ange-
les, CA
Santa
Clara, CA
Newark, CA
UK
Richmond,
CA
Oakland, CA
Alameda. Cf
DATE
1/26/78
1/31/78
1/31/78
2/1/78
2/1/78
2/6/78
2/8/78
2/10/78
2/15/78
2/18/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Ship
Explosion & fire
UK
Industrial
Industrial
UK
Dike failure
Dumping
Truck
Ship
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint - less than
5 gallons.
Benzene, Bromine
sodium, phosgene
gas
Weed killer
300 gallons
Bromine-500 gals.
Cyanide
White Wastewater
"Mud" IxlO6 cy
yellow fluid
Nickel sulfate
Paint
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Water
Water?
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
water
Ground
Water
397
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Benicia
Alampfte , PA
Wasoo, CA
Palo Alto
Pinetop,AZ
Valencia, G
Dublin, CA
Ventura Co
Jewark, CA
PATE
2/22/78
2/23/78
2/24/78
2/24/78
2/24/78
L 2/27
3/1/78
3/1/78
3/5/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Stacks
Ship
Truck accident
UK
Truck accident
UK
Truck
Tank
Tank car
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Soot or coke
Paint 5 gallons
oxidizers, flam- .
mable liquids &
corrosive
White suds
H2S04-1000 gals.
Curnene
Sulfur 22_00 gals.
Trichlordethy-
lene 1600 gals.
Vinyl acetate
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
fater
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Yes
ground
398
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Roseville,
San Fran-
cisco, CA
South Fon-
tane, CA
San Bernar-
dino, CA
Oakland, CA
Glendale, C
Colton, CA
Qxnard, CA
Chula Vista
DATE
3/8/78
3/10/78
3/10/78
3/10/78
3/14/78
^3/15/78
3/20
3/22/78
3/24/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank car
Ship
Tank car
Truck 10601
Substation
bombed
Flood
Purap failure
UK
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Alcohol
Paint
Carbon tetra-
chloride
Polyvinyl chloride
Transformer oil
calcium dichlbr-
inate 356 #
chronate solution
Iridescent sheen
Phlodan-5
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
UK
Ground
Ground
Ground
399
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Kern Co.
Monterey Co
Concord, CA
Ventura
Bishop, CA
Stockton
Conpton CA
Sacramento
Guadalupe
Oakland
Santa Clara
DATE
3/24/78
3/24/78
3/31/78
3/31/78
4/1/78
4/2/78
4/12
4/13/78
4/12/78
4/14/78
4/17/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Plane Crash
Ship
Loading
•Valve Failure
PR
Holding tank
Truck
Railroad
UK
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Malathion 5 gals
Phosdrin & liquid
sulfur
Paint
Tetra ethyl lead
H2SC>4 500 gals.
Ferric chloride
Chrotaic acid
1600 gallons
Iron KE-min
5 gallons
Zinc oxide
Bed Material
PHs UK
10 qal/min.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Water
Water
400
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Yolo County
Richmond
Sacramento
Monterey
Alameda
Watsonville
Stockton
San Diego
San Jose
Little Cr.
Kettleman
City
DATE
4/18/78
4/18/78
4/19
4/19/78
4/26/78
4/28/78
4/30/78
5/2/78
5/2/78
5/3/78
5/5/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
UK
Seepage
Tank truck
Tank
Pier
Railroad
Barge
Pier
Railraod
ship
Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
(DDI?)
Dichloropropene
Lime & Sulfur
10-15*
10-34-0-
Fertilizer
Armenia 8000#
Paint-2 gallon$
Butyl —
Antnonium nitrate
Paint
Acetone
Keel Preservative
Nematox
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
•7ater
Ground
Ground
Water
Ground
Water
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
401
-------
REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Long Beach
Contra
Costa Co.
IDS Ange-
les County
Long Beach
Santa Clara
Vallejo, C?
Henderson,
NV
Sacramento
Phoenix
DATE
5/7/78
5/8/78
5/8/78
5/10/78
5/12/78
5/13/78
5/18/78
5/21/78
5/22
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pipeline
TJank Truck
Railroad
Pier
Industrial
loading
UK
Pipeline
Pipeline
Airplane crash
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Iron Oxide
H2S04
Vinyl acetate
5,600 gallons
2 gallons paint
Acetic acid
Nitric acid
Phosporic acid
55 gallons
White substance
NaCH 3600 gal.
Orthozene
Kelthane 400#
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
Ground
Water
Water
Water
Fish kill
Water
Water
Water
402
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Long Beach
Nevada City
CA
Southgate,
Santa Clara
Vallejo, CA
Oakland
North
Island
Carson City
Kern Co.
Los Ange-
les, CA
DATE
5/25/78
5/25/78
5/26/78
5/26/78
5/30/78
6/9/78
6/10/78
6/15/78
6/15/78
6/15/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Pier
Truck accident
Truck accident
Vandalism
•Truck accident
Leak RR
Pier
Dumping
Fire
Tank Truck
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Solven & oils
KMnC>4 5 gals.
Naphtha 500 gals.
Plating acid
Sodium chlorate
UK
Paint & oil
5-15 gals.
(Ortho) weed
killer 300 gals.
Pesticide
Tequila 6605 Gals
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
swatnp
Ground
water
Water
Ground
Ground
COMMENTS
Fish kill
403
-------
REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
San Jose
San Jose
San Diego
El Centro
Marina del
Pey, CA
Santa Monic
West Oolton
San Leandro
Navajo Co
AZ
DATE
6/16/78
6/20/
6/19/78
6/19/78
6/21/78
t 6/21/78
6/21/78
6/25/78
6/26/
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Truck
Industrial
Tank Carr
Tank car
UK
UK
Valve Leak
Railroad
Airplane
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Liquid lye
400 gallons
Caustic Material
Solvent 50 gals.
Butane
Paint
UK
Armenia
Methyl acetate
Pesticide-Mala-
thion,300 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Storm drain
Water
Ground
Water
Bed substanc
Ground
Ground
Ground
404
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Los Ange-
les, CA
Torrance
Tucson, AZ
San Luis
Obispo
Santa Clara
Leith,NV
RichniDnd
Santa Bar-
bara Oo.
Los Ange-
les
DATE
6/27/78
6/27/78
6/27/78
6/28/78
6/29/78
7/2/78
7/2/78
7/3/78
7/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
UK
Fire
Railroad
Fire
Industrial
Railroad
Tanker accident
Tanker accident
Transformer
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Green substance
Muratic Acid
200 gal. -chlorine
300 gal.
Diesel & lime
Ammonium hydro-
cyide
Dimethyl
thosthorothoiate
5 gal.
Phosphorus
Paint thinner
8,000 gal.
liquid fertili-
zer, 1000 gals.
Transformer oil
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Storm drain
Dry wash
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
UK
Ground
405
-------
REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Oakland
Nevada
rrn-»* /-v^
DATE
7/4/78
7/5/78
*7 /c y^o
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Transfer
Truck accident
rn^^lx- +->-ii/>^ir a^vn _
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Molasses, 10-100
gals.
HC155 gals.
H_cn*9n-^n rrales
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground
(^•miinfl
LA County
dent
7/6/78 Valve failure
El Dorado Go
Calexico, CA
/entura Co.
Belmont, AZ
South San
Jose
7/7/78
7/8/78
cleaning canpound water
10-20-gals
Truck accident
Truck Accident
7/8/78 Railroad
7/10/78
7/10/78
7A3/78
Piping
Tank truck
Tank overfilled
Cleaning agent
200 gallons
Shellac --50-
150 gals.
Propane
Wax
Liquid propel-
lant, 2 gals.
Acetone 200-400
gals.
Ground
Water
Air
Ground
Ground
Water
406
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Glendale CA
Ventura, CA
Torrance,CA
Napa County
Oakland, CA
LA County
long Beach
Pinole, CA
Vernon,CA
DATE
7/18/78
7/24/78
7/30
7/31/78
8/1/78
8/1/78
8/1/78
8/4/78
8/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Capacitator
UK
Leak
'•UK
Truck Accident
Leak
Traffic accident
Tank truck acci-
dent
Tank rupture
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
PCB 1 gal.
Oil & salt water
PCB 3-4 gallons
Yellow material
Paint & paint
thinner - 100 gal
Butyl Acrylate
50 gallons
Dursban 18
15 gallons
Caustic soda
3687 gallons
hydrof loric acid
1500 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Ground pond
Ground
Ground
Ground
storm drain
Ground
Ground
Water
407
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
UK
DATE
8/4/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Fire
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Bleach 20 gals.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
IA County
8/6/78
Arizona
Alameda
Orange, CA
Trinity Co.
Newark, CA
Cordellia,
Del Norte
Tank
8/6/78
Tank car
8/9/78 Storm drain
8/14/78
8/14/78
8/1V78
8/15/78
8/16-17
Tanks leaking
Discharge
truck
Truck
Discharge
Caustic cleaning
500#
Water
Anhydrous NH3
paint 20 gals.
Styrene monomer
40,000 gals.
Copper mine drain-
age
Ethylene vinyl
acetate 15 gal.
Ground
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
Phosphoric acid Ground
Chapman PQ-10
Water
COMMENTS
Fish kill
408
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Alder Point
CA
IA County
Kings Co.
Tucson, AZ
Richmond, CA
Industry, CA
Newark, CA
Peno, NV
Newark, CA
DATE
8/17
8/17/78
8/18/78
8/23
8/23/78
8/23/78
8/28/78
8/30/78
9/1/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
—
Railroad
Airplane
Tank car
Pipeline
Railroad
Rupture
Capacitor'
Line broke
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Arsenic, Ferrous
Hydroxide and Cu
Sulfate
Nepthalene con-
densate
Kelthane Dydibrum
NoSoam 300 gals.
Styrene moncmer
Solvents
20-30 gals.
Styrene, 5-10,000
gals.
Adhesive
150 gals.
PCB 1 gal.
Caustic soda
200 gallons
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
Water
Ground
Ground
Ground
Sewer
409
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
DATE
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
LA County
Riverside CC
9/5/78
9/10/78
Long Beach
Long Beach
Reno, NV
IA County
Tucson, AZ
Truck accident
Truck accident
Diallyl phythalate
Monorner, 55 gals.
Trichlorophene
4,400 gals.
Storm drain
Storm drain
Carson, CA 9/14/78 Discharge
9/15/78
9/15/78
9/18/78
9/19/78
9/22/78
Valve
Ship
tank truck acci-
dent
Tank truck acci-
dent
Tank car
Fed dye 100,000 gal Ground
Hydrocarbons
2,000 gallons
Coke dust
2 bbls.
Endothal
55 gals.
Caustic soda &
solvent
Water
water
Ground
Ground
Alkaline corrosive Ground
100'gals.
410
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REGION IX
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Tunis, AZ
Hayward,CA
Santa Fe
Springs, CA
DATE
9/24/78
9/25/78
9/25/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Tank car
UK
UK
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Anhydrous NHj
Copper colored
Hydrochloric acid
14,000 gals..
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Sround
Vater
Around
411
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SUMMARY
REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
FY 1978 (OCTOBER 1977 TO OCTOBER 1978)
(1)
Number of Hazardous
Material Incidents
42
(2)
Number of Combined
Oil and Hazardous
Material Incidents
0
(3)
Total of
Col umns
(1) & (2)
42
(4)
Type of Incidents
Storage
Trucks
Rail
Aircraft
Ship/Barge
Manufacturing/
Industrial Fac.
Waste Disposal
Treatment
Pipeline
Fire
Capaci tor/
Transformer
Unknown
Miscellaneous*
TOTAL
0
6
6
0
3
9
0
0
0
n
n
14
4
42
* Crop Spraying (3), Residential (1).
413
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Humorist, WA
Portland, OR
Tacoma, WA
Bellingham,
WA
Dalles, OR
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Ren ton, WA
Tacoma, WA
DATE
10/11/77
10/28/77
11/27/77
1/6/78
1/12/78
1/25/78
1/28/78
2/9/78
2/25/78
2/26/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Rail
Industrial
Rail
Industrial
Shipping
Industrial
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Phosphoric Acid
30,000 Gal.
Trichloroethane
Soda Ash
Pentachloro Phenol
Pyronol-2-3 Gal
Solvent
Paint
"Vapan"
Potassium Perman-
ganate 110 Gal.
Vanillian Liquor
100-200 Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Willamette
Rtver
Ground
tellingham
Bay
Columbia R.
Willamette R
Willamette R
3uget Sound
Cedar River
Sitcom Water
414
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
1
LOCATION
Ridgefield,
MA
Stevens Pass
WA
Keyport, WA
Jordan Valle
ID
Vancouver,
WA
Hermiston,
ID
Roseburg, OR
Tacoma, WA
Tacoma, WA
DATE
3/3/78
f 3/6/78
3/6/78
y 3/10/78
3/22/78
4/7/78
4/7/78
4/1 0/78
4/11/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Highway
Highway
Shipping
Highway
Highway
Rail
Rail
Residential
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Methanol
•Isocure" & "Pep
Set"
Trichloro Ethane
50 Gal.
Cyanide 2 X 55 Gal
Potassium Chloride
Phosphoric Acid
30,000 Gal.
Chlordane 80 Gal.
Caustic Soda
Pesticide
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Tunnel Cr.
Port Orchan
Bay
•
Ground
Deer Cr.
Ground
Air
415
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
'ortland, OR
Portland, OR
Ren ton, WA
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA
Portland, OF
Tacoma, WA
DATE
4/23/78
4/24/78
4/27/78
5/8/78
5/15/78
5/31/78
6/9/78
6/14/78
6/14/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Industrial
Rail
Industrial
Industrial
Shipping
Highway
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint
Paint
Paint 2 Gal.
Xyl ene
Cyanide, Caustic
Soda
Hexavalent Chrome
Ammonia, 37,000 LB.
Jaint, h Gal .
Alkalyte, 500 Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
North Port-
land Harbor
Willamette
River
Cedar River
Ground
Ground
Spokane R.
Ground
Swan Island
Lagoon
Ground
416
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Royal City,
WA
Aberdeen, WA
Tacoma, WA
Neah Bay, WP
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Portland, OF
Bellingham,
WA
DATE
6/21/78
7/4/78
7/14/78
7/18/78
7/19/78
7/20/78
7/25/78
7/29/78
8/2/78
8/12/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Crop Spraying
Highway
Crop Spraying
Crop Spraying
Rail
Industrial
Industrial
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Metho Kchor
"Anti-6", 55 Gal.
Pesticide
Formaldehyde
Solvent, 15 Gal .
Pesticide
Herbicide
Paint, 2 Gal.
Solvent, 5 Gal .
PCB, 30-50 Gal.
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Ground
Cedar River
Water
i
j
1
1
Gray's Harboi
•iylebo's
Waterway
Bowman Creek
Ground
Lake Wash-
ington
Willamette
River
Ground
417
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REGION X
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS REPORTED TO EPA REGIONAL OFFICE
OVERVIEW: OCTOBER, 1977 TO OCTOBER, 1978
LOCATION
3ortland, OR
Central ia,
MA
Portland, OR
Kirkland, WA
DATE
8/31/78
9/6/78
9/13/78
9/24/78
TYPE OF INCIDENT
(Cause If Known)
Industrial
MATERIAL SPILLED
AND VOLUME
Paint, 5 Gal.
Paint Thinner
Paint, 1 Gal.
Paint Thinner
ENVIRON-
MENTAL
MEDIUM
AFFECTED
Willamette
River
Water
Willamette
River
Juanita, CR
418
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Crestview, FL
April, 1979
Derailment-Chlorine, Anhydrous Ammonia,
Carbon Tetrachloride, Acetone,
Sulfur, Methanol, and Phenol.
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