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TABLE 77 Volume of Oil
Spills Reported to the U.S. Coast Guard by Source: 1991-2000
(Gallons)
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| Transportation-related (1) |
1,624,043 |
1,440,177 |
1,893,188 |
2,040,858 |
2,543,706 |
3,035,138 |
767,439 |
832,689 |
991,313 |
1,373,538 |
| Maritime vessels and
facilities |
1,565,492 |
1,159,266 |
1,462,701 |
1,966,782 |
2,484,891 |
2,050,317 |
537,668 |
772,261 |
940,212 |
1,342,630 |
| All other transportation |
58,551 |
280,911 |
430,487 |
74,076 |
58,815 |
984,821 |
229,771 |
60,428 |
51,101 |
30,908 |
| Pipeline |
49,382 |
200,396 |
362,399 |
62,340 |
11,894 |
978,392 |
224,122 |
47,863 |
36,140 |
17,021 |
| Air |
760 |
63,717 |
63,384 |
3,360 |
1,716 |
2,221 |
683 |
943 |
355 |
2,224 |
| Highway |
7,203 |
13,577 |
748 |
3,219 |
758 |
690 |
1,432 |
10,111 |
13,037 |
7,148 |
| Rail |
1,206 |
123 |
3,419 |
2,117 |
43,955 |
610 |
34 |
305 |
563 |
7 |
| Other transportation(2) |
0 |
3,098 |
537 |
3,040 |
492 |
2,908 |
3,500 |
1,206 |
1,006 |
4,508 |
| Nontransportation |
77,872 |
152,249 |
102,348 |
48,161 |
27,602 |
43,540 |
102,671 |
20,987 |
90,779 |
25,890 |
| Unknown and other |
174,038 |
283,241 |
71,852 |
400,254 |
66,921 |
39,153 |
72,464 |
31,627 |
90,357 |
31,942 |
| Total |
1,875,953 |
1,875,667 |
2,067,388 |
2,489,273 |
2,638,229 |
3,117,831 |
942,574 |
885,303 |
1,172,449 |
1,431,370 |
| Transportation as percent
of total |
86.6 |
76.8 |
91.6 |
82.0 |
96.4 |
97.3 |
81.4 |
94.1 |
84.6 |
96.0 |
(1) Oil spilled from transportation vessels, vehicles, and equipment, as well as from transportation-related facilities (e.g., at ports and fuel stations).
(2) Other transportation includes nonvessel common carriers.
NOTE: Data are preliminary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on U.S. Coast Guard; Pollution Incidents in and Around U.S. Waters, available at:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/nmc/response/stats/ac.htm, as of September 2002.
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