Transportation of hazardous materials in Arizona. Volume 1. Comprehensive study approach, analyses and findings

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6752962

Pijawka, K D; Radwan, A E; Soesilo, J A

The objective of the study was to assess the magnitude of hazardous-materials shipments, load characteristics in terms of chemical type, volume and hazard class. These data were allocated to routes in Arizona. The analyses is a first step in understanding the hazardous materials transportation situation and will serve as a basis for risk-assessment studies. A database management system was developed for data manipulation and retrieval by state agencies for program planning, risk evaluations, and as a basis for risk evaluations. Several surveys were conducted to obtain the data. These included: (1) hazardous-waste shipments for 1983 and 1984 compiled from RCRA manifests; (2) two one-week surveys of placarded trucks at Arizona's major ports of entry; (3) an intra-state survey at 9 state locations; (4) interviews with distributors of gasoline, acids, and propane.

• Research Organization: Arizona State Univ., Tempe (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6752962
• Report Number(s): PB-87-136743/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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