Table 9d. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Water for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
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Table 9d. Hazardous Material Shipment Characteristics by Water for Selected UN Numbers: 2002
[Estimates are based on data from the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]
| UN number 1 | Description | Value | Tons | Ton-miles | Average miles per shipment |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002
(million $) |
Percent | 2002 (thousands) |
Percent | 2002 (millions) |
Percent | |||
| Total | 46,856 | 100.0 | 228,197 | 100.0 | 70,649 | 100.0 | S | |
| 1010 | Butadienes, stabilized | S | S | S | S | 604 | 0.9 | S |
| 1114 | Benzene | 2,559 | 5.5 | 6,095 | 2.7 | 645 | 0.9 | 110 |
| 1145 | Cyclohexane | S | S | S | S | S | S | 179 |
| 1202 | Gas oil, diesel fuel, heating oil, light | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 1203 | Gasoline | 13,647 | 29.1 | 67,172 | 29.4 | 29,631 | 41.9 | S |
| 1223 | Kerosene | 395 | 0.8 | 2,074 | 0.9 | 403 | 0.6 | 287 |
| 1230 | Methanol | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 1268 | Petroleum distillates, n.o.s. | 420 | 0.9 | 2,456 | 1.1 | S | S | S |
| 1270 | Petroleum oil. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,307 |
| 1307 | Xylenes | 422 | 0.9 | 1,247 | 0.5 | S | S | S |
| 1824 | Sodium hydroxide solution | 391 | 0.8 | 4,955 | 2.2 | 2,278 | 3.2 | 476 |
| 1830 | Sulfuric acid | S | S | 2,579 | 1.1 | 454 | 0.6 | 185 |
| 1863 | Fuel, aviation, turbine engine | 1,398 | 3.0 | 7,161 | 3.1 | 3,560 | 5.0 | 450 |
| 1964 | Hydrocarbon gas mixture, compressed, n.o.s. | S | S | S | S | S | S | 191 |
| 1993 | Flammable liquids, n.o.s. | 10,827 | 23.1 | 56,945 | 25.0 | 11,526 | 16.3 | S |
| 1999 | Tars, liquid | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 2398 | Methyl tert– butyl ether | S | S | S | S | S | S | 86 |
| 2448 | Sulfur, molten | 16 | – | 1,263 | 0.6 | S | S | 269 |
| 3082 | Environmentally hazardous substances, liquid, n.o.s. | 1,092 | 2.3 | 2,303 | 1.0 | S | S | 632 |
| 3257 | Elevated temperature liquid, n.o.s. | S | S | 5,943 | 2.6 | S | S | 398 |
| – | All other | 5,366 | 11.5 | 16,716 | 7.3 | 6,482 | 9.2 | 277 |
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.
1 UN numbers were selected based on estimated tons without regard to sampling variability.
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Hazmat Data, December 2004.