Exhibits

An Analysis of 1,076 Spills in Oakland, California

that were reported to the

Emergency Response Notification System

from 1987 - 1996


Exhibit 1 - Sample ERNS Report
Exhibit 2 - Data Analysis Categories
Exhibit 6 - Chemicals Spilled

Exhibit 1 - Sample ERNS Report

Basic spill information-

Date: 03/02/1993 Time: 1124
Street: 1750 FERRO, UNION PACIFIC RR YARD
City: OAKLAND State: CA Zip: 94607-

Discharger information-
Discharger: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Type: PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
Street: 1750 FERRO
City: OAKLAND State: CA Zip: 94607-
County: ALAMEDA D & B Number:

Substance spilled: RADIOACTIVE/FLAMMABLE LIQ/HCL CHRIS Code: NCC
Amount spilled: 0 OTH
ERNS Report ID: 309417

Further information follows-

Environmental media involved (T/F or True/False)-
Air: F Land: T Water: F Groundwater: F Facility: F Other: F
Waterway/other:
Transport Mode: RAILROAD
Causes of incident (T/F or True/False)-
Trans. accident: F Equipment failure: F Dumping: F Unknown: F
Operator Error: F Natural Phenomenon: F Other cause: F

Event Description-
UN=OTHER: 1 CAR LOAD MIXTURE LEAKING FROM RAILCAR

Action taken-
FD, ALAMEDA CO HAZMAT, US DOE ON SCENE

Exhibit 2 - Data Analysis Categories

LOCATION LABEL DESCRIPTION
Naval Supply Center nsc Self explanatory
Oakland Army Base oab Self explanatory
Port of Oakland poo Self explanatory
Union Pacific Railroad upr Self explanatory
West Oakland won West of the boundary defined by Telegraph Avenue, Grand Ave, Lake Merritt shoreline, and the Oakland Estuary excluding the property above.
Off-shore h2o Water related spills without street addresses
Highway hwy Highway related spills without street addresses
Unmapped ump Other spills without street addresses
Other Oakland oak Includes the remainder of Oakland
CAUSE
Public Observed obs Spill observed and reported by a non-responsible person.
Fire fire Hazardous material release as a result of fire.
Fumes fume Odor complaint or release to the atmosphere.
Vessel ves Marine vessel such as a fuel release, bilge water, vessel sinking.
Freight fgt Shipping of hazardous materials
Illegal Dumping idp Dumping observed and reported by a non-responsible
Traffic Accident taf Highway or rail accident
Spill spl Spill related to human error, or vandalism.
Buried Utility util Spill discovered during utility work
Equipment Failure eqf Spill related to the failure of mechanical equipment.
SUBSTANCE
Unknown unk Involving an unknown substance.
Petroleum Mixture pet Petroleum products including fuels, and lubricants.
Waste waste Involving a manufacturing waste, including waste oil.
Chemical chem Release of a specific chemical compound.
Paint paint Release of paint and paint related products.
Gas gas Release of gas such as ammonia, or chlorine.
Sewage sew Release of sewage
Radioactive Material rad Release of radioactive material
Asbestos asb Release of asbestos containing material, and construction debris

Exhibit 6 - Chemical Spills Reported to ERNS

Incidents Spilled Substance Incidents Spilled Substance
1 ACETONE 1 HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
3 ACID 4 HYDROGEN SULFIDE
1 ACID OXIDIZER 2 HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION
1 ADHESIVES 1 IRON PIGMENT
1 ADIPIC ACID 1 ISOPROPENYLBENZENE
2 ALCOHOL 1 LIGNIN SULFATE
1 ALKY DITHIOPHOSPHATE 14 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
1 ALUMINUM NITRATE 1 MAGNESIUM OXIDE
1 ALUMINUM SULFATE 1 MERCAPTAN
11 AMMONIA 2 MERCURY
1 AMMONIA SOLUTION RESIDU 1 METHYL ETHYL KETONE
1 AMMONIUM CARBONATE 1 METHYL METHACRYLATE
1 AMMONIUM CHLORIDE 1 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
1 AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE 1 METHYLAMINE ANHYDROUS
2 ANHYDROUS ETHER 1 MICRODAL #2
5 ANTI FREEZE 3 MINERAL SPIRITS
2 ARSENIC 6 MISC CHEMICALS
17 ASBESTOS 3 MISC CLEANING CHEM
3 BATTERY ACID 4 MISC PHOTO DEVELOPMENT
2 BUTYL MERCAPTAN 1 MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE
1 BUTYRIC ACID 1 MONO/DI-METHYL SULFONAT
1 CADMIUM 1 MONOSODIUM ACID
1 CALCIUM CARBONATE 5 MURIATIC ACID
1 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE 1 N-METHYL N NITRO N NITR
1 CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE 1 NICKEL SULFATE
2 CARBON DIOXIDE 3 NITRIC ACID
1 CARBON DISULFIDE 2 ORGANO PHOSPHORUS
2 CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION 1 ORTHO-DICHLOROBENZENE
6 CHLORINE 1 PENTACHLOROPHENOL
3 CHROMIC ACID 1 PESTICIDE
1 CLASS B POISON (HERBICIDE) 1 PETROLEUM NAPTHA
1 CONTACT CEMMENT GLUE 2 PHOSPHORIC ACID
1 CORROSIVE 1 PHOSPHORUS, RED
1 COTTONSEED OIL 4 POLY URETHANE
1 CYCLOPOLYDIMETHYLSILUXA 1 POLYPROPYLENE
1 DIAMINOTOLUENE 1 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
1 DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE 1 PRINTER'S INK
1 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE 1 PROPYLENE GLYCOL METHYL
1 3-(3,4-DICHLOROPHENYL)-1,1-DIMETH 1 RADIOACTIVE CYLINDER *
1 DIETHYL ETHER 1 RADIOACTIVE/FLAMMABLE L
1 DIETHYLENEGLYCOL-BIS 4 SMOKE FROM STACKS
1 DIPHENYLMETHANE 6 SODIUM CYANIDE, PLATING CHEMICALS
3 DIPHENYLMETHANE DIISOCYANATE 3 SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE
11 DRUG LAB 5 SODIUM HYDROXIDE
1 ETHANOLAMINE - SODIUM H 1 SODIUM SILICON TETRACHLORIDE
1 ETHER 8 SOLVENT
1 ETHYL ACRYLIC 2 SULFUR DIOXIDE
1 ETHYL ALCOHOL 9 SULFURIC ACID
1 ETHYL PROPIONATE 1 SULPHUR
2 ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1 TERTIARY DODECYL MERCAP
1 FERRIC CHLORIDE 3 TETRACHL ORORETHLENE
1 FORMALDEHYDE 1 TETRAHYDROFURANS
2 FREON 2 THALLIUM #201
1 GLYCOL ETHER 2 TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE
1 GULTERALDEHYDE 1 TOLUENE
3 HEPTANE 6 TOLUENE 2,4-DIISOCYANATE
1 HEXAMETHYLENEIMINE 21 TRANSFORMER OIL & PCBS
1 HYDRIATIC ACID 1 1-TRICHLOROETHANE
2 HYDROBROMIC ACID SOLN 2 WATER SOLN, NOS
7 HYDROCHLORIC ACID 1 XYLENE TERBUTYLENE
1 HYDROFLUORIC ACID 1 XYLENOL
1 HYDROGEN CHLORIDE/GAS

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