OIL AND TOXIC SPILLAGE IN MOTORWAY RUNOFF

This is the third and final article of a series on pollution of motorway runoff. The authors discuss the policies and procedures adopted to prevent pollution of receiving streams following a spillage of oil or toxic substance on a UK motorway. The transportation of hazardous substances on the motorway network can result in the most potentially damaging form of motorway runoff pollution. However, the occurrence of major spills is relatively rare and methods of dealing with them are generally well organised and effective. Co-ordination between the chemical industries, road transport industries and those responsible for dealing with the consequences of an accident is discussed. Motorways and other recently constructed trunk roads are designed to minimise the risk of polluted runoff entering receiving streams, through interception in the drainage system. In the event of a tanker accident, streams receiving runoff from motorway outfall points are likely to suffer less significant damage than those near to older single carriageway roads. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • For abstracts of other papers in this series see TRIS 388886 and 388887.
• Corporate Authors:

  Specialist and Professional Press

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Bickmore, C
  • Dutton, S
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 13-15
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 163
  • Issue Number: 4794
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemicals; Crashes; Drainage; Drainage structures; Emergencies; Environmental protection; Freeways; Freight transportation; Governments; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Inland waterways; Oil spills; Pollution; Prevention; Public service; Runoff; Secondary roads; Service agencies; Spills (Pollution); Streams; Water pollution
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Drainage systems; Oil spillage; Spillage; Stream pollution
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2937: Drainage; 2184: Emergency; 1088: Inland waterway; 2752: Motorway; 2453: Pollution; 9149: Prevention; 9150: Risk; 4329: Run off; 2773: Secondary road; 391: Services (public); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00388888
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM