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TABLE 15-7 Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode:
1994–2004
Number
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| Air |
931 |
817 |
925 |
1,031 |
1,386 |
1,582 |
1,419 |
1,083 |
732 |
751 |
995 |
| Highway |
14,011 |
12,869 |
12,034 |
11,932 |
13,111 |
14,953 |
15,063 |
15,806 |
13,505 |
13,599 |
12,977 |
| Rail |
1,157 |
1,155 |
1,112 |
1,102 |
989 |
1,073 |
1,058 |
899 |
870 |
802 |
753 |
| Water |
6 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
17 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
| Total |
16,105 |
14,853 |
14,077 |
14,070 |
15,497 |
17,616 |
17,557 |
17,794 |
15,117 |
15,162 |
14,740 |
SOURCES: 1994—U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Hazardous Materials
Information System database, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/, as of
April 2005. 1995-2004—USDOT, PHMSA, Hazardous Materials Information System,
10-Year Hazardous Materials Data, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/,
as of May 2005.
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