Hazardous Substances Released During Rail Transit - 18 States, 2002-2007

The authors examine consequences related to public health after the unintentional release of hazardous materials in two separate railroad incidents in Kentucky in January 2007. Since the events in Brooks and Irvine, Kentucky, 125 miles apart and causally unrelated, both resulted in such consequences, Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) data was reviewed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in order to update a previous rail event analysis. HSEES data relates to public health consequences associated with events in which hazardous substances are released, including during transportation. In addition to the two Kentucky incidents, events in Salt Lake City, Utah and St. Paul, Minnesota are discussed, as is HSEES rail event surveillance. An editorial note discussing report limitations follows the body of the article.

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Authors:
- Learn, B
- Thoroughman, D
- Brackbill, R
- Horton, D K
- Ruckart, P Z
- Bove, F
- Orr, M R
- Kapil, V
Publication Date: 2007-6-8

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: pp 553-556
Serial:
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Volume: 56
- Issue Number: 22
- Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
- ISSN: 0149-2195
- EISSN: 1545-861x
- Serial URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Analysis; Hazardous materials; Public health; Rail transit; Railroad crashes; Railroads
Identifier Terms: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance database
Uncontrolled Terms: Consequences; Data; Incidents
Geographic Terms: Kentucky; Minnesota
Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01055405
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Aug 9 2007 4:40PM