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CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SYSTEM DATABASE

Chemicals. ?. 1988 9.3 Million. 10,000,000. 5,000,000. 1,000,000. 1965 212,000. 0. 1960 1970 1980 1990. CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SYSTEM DATABASE. THE PROBLEM. Billions of tons of hazardous materials and wastes produced, used, and shipped annually.

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CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SYSTEM DATABASE

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  1. Chemicals ? 1988 9.3 Million 10,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 1965 212,000 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SYSTEM DATABASE

  2. THE PROBLEM • Billions of tons of hazardous materials and wastes produced, used, and shipped annually. • EPA has identified 402 Extremely Hazardous Substances. • More then 65,000 hazardous substances are available on the market. • Annually, 600 new ones appear. • They are all around us.

  3. 1994 Report Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 23% Transportation At fixed facilities 77% 1990-1992 2400 Residential Commercial- Industrial 11% 16% 9% 1800 0600 18% Rural 75% 61% 1200 50% fewer on weekends

  4. 1994 ATSDR REPORT Most Common Substances Releases Volatile Organic Compounds Multiple Substances 12% 18% Herbicides 42% * 15% 88% 14% 11% *Others Metals Insecticides Polychlorinated Biphenyls Bases Chlorine Cyanides Acids Ammonia Single Substance

  5. Deaths: 11 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1994 ATSDR REPORT (cont'd) Personal Effects First Responder General Public At One Event Employees Not Wearing PPE At Fixed Facilities No Eye Protection Injuries: 1446 Chemical Burns Nausea Eye Irritation Dizziness or Acute CNS Symptoms Respiratory Irritation 6.1% 8.9% 22.8% 24.8% 37.3%

  6. 1994 ATSDR REPORT Injury Profile First Responders Female Employees 14% 24% 19% Public 67% 76% Male Use of P.P.E. (1553 Reports) Firefighter Protective Gear No PPE Using 22% 25% 43% 12% Level A Not Using 75% 19% Level B Employees First Responders

  7. Police or Firefighter Yes 12% 15% 88% 85% No Evacuation Evacuation Decisionmaker In-Place Sheltering--1% Range of Evacuees --25 to 10,000 1994 ATSDR REPORT (cont'd) Scene Information

  8. "HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" DEFINITIONS Department of Transportation: Hazardous Materials Environmental Protection Agency: Extremely Hazardous Substances DOT and EPA: Hazardous Waste

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