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Table 2a. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Hazard Class: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow
Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
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| Total |
660,181 |
100.0 |
2,191,519 |
100.0 |
326,727 |
100.0 |
136 |
| Class 1, Explosives |
7,901 |
1.2 |
5,000 |
0.2 |
1,568 |
0.5 |
651 |
| Class 2, Gases |
73,932 |
11.2 |
213,358 |
9.7 |
37,262 |
11.4 |
95 |
| Class 3, Flammable
liquids |
490,238 |
74.3 |
1,788,986 |
81.6 |
218,574 |
66.9 |
106 |
| Class 4, Flammable
solids |
6,566 |
1.0 |
11,300 |
0.5 |
4,391 |
1.3 |
158 |
| Class 5, Oxidizers and
organic peroxides |
5,471 |
0.8 |
12,670 |
0.6 |
4,221 |
1.3 |
407 |
| Class 6, Toxic (poison) |
8,275 |
1.3 |
8,459 |
0.4 |
4,254 |
1.3 |
626 |
| Class 7, Radioactive
materials |
5,850 |
0.9 |
57 |
– |
44 |
– |
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| Class 8, Corrosive
materials |
38,324 |
5.8 |
90,671 |
4.1 |
36,260 |
11.1 |
301 |
| Class 9, Miscellaneous
dangerous goods |
23,625 |
3.6 |
61,018 |
2.8 |
20,153 |
6.2 |
368 |
KEY:
– Represents and estimate equal to zero or less than 1 unit of
measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of highly sampling
variability or poor response quality.
SOURCE:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau,
2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.
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