AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROBLEM OF THE HANDLING, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF TOXIC AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The report presents detailed narrative, tables, and graphs as follows: Hazardous materials classification; Types and quantities of hazardous materials; Accidents involving hazardous materials; Transportation environment; Disposal of hazardous materials; and references and contacts. Hazardous materials discussed are flammable materials, compressed gases, corrosive materials, explosives, oxidizers, poisons including chemical warfare agents and pesticides, infectious agents, radioactive materials, and Molten Materials.

• Corporate Authors:

  Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Incorporated

  1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Council on Environmental Quality

  722 Jackson Place, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Publication Date: 1970-1-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 180 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Chemicals; Classification; Crash investigation; Crude oil; Environmental impacts; Explosions; Explosives; Fires; Flammability; Gases; Hazardous materials; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Information systems; Information, data, and knowledge; Liquefied petroleum gas; Materials management; Pesticides; Poisons; Radioactive materials; Railroad transportation; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials information
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Environment; Highways; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082921
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-05-00033
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 26 1976 12:00AM